Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shipley Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shipley Close (TQ10 9PS) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipley Close (TQ10 9PS), 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 Shipley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerries Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kerries Road Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowder Park
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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