Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 26th 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 Higher Green (TQ10 9PL) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 185.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Green (TQ10 9PL), the main crime hotspot is near Kerries Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowder Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portford Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brakefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kerries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerries Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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