Crime Rates at Skylark Rise, Plymouth, PL6 7SN

Skylark Rise area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skylark Rise (PL6 7SN) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Bickleigh & Cornwood average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skylark Rise (PL6 7SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.