Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • 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

Skylark Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 107th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

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 Close (TQ12 3RF) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% higher than the Ambrook average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skylark Close (TQ12 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Skylark Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skylark Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandarin Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandarin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaze Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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