Total Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stockbridge Lane area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 19th highest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stockbridge Lane (TQ10 9AA) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 273.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stockbridge Lane (TQ10 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtenay Park (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bickleigh & Cornwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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