Total Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolwell Shopping Centre area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 281 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 Woolwell Shopping Centre (PL6 7TH) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Bickleigh & Cornwood average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwell Shopping Centre (PL6 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woolwell Shopping Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redwing Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redwing Drive —
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Data Sources

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