Crime

Crime in East Devon by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

2,012crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Tipton St Johnlowest rate0 per 1,000 a year

30.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Sidmouth (-8%), Seaton (-4%) and Beer (-2%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	AxminsterEX13 · 6,952 residents	97.2	▲ 25%	violence
2	ExmouthEX8 · 23,504 residents	83.6	0%	violence
3	Clyst St MaryEX5 · 2,777 residents	82.1	▲ 33%	violence
4	WoodburyEX5 · 1,750 residents	70.9	▲ 24%	violence
5	CranbrookEX5 · 7,817 residents	70.6	▼ 1%	violence
6	HonitonEX14 · 11,663 residents	62.8	▼ 1%	violence
7	RockbeareEX5 · 5,141 residents	56	▼ 8%	violence
8	BeerEX12 · 7,889 residents	51.2	▼ 2%	violence
9	SidmouthEX10 · 11,024 residents	50.1	▼ 8%	violence
10	SeatonEX12 · 9,482 residents	44.3	▼ 4%	violence
11	Ottery St MaryEX11 · 6,045 residents	44.3	▼ 6%	violence
12	ColytonEX24 · 3,278 residents	43.9	▲ 57%	violence
13	Budleigh SaltertonEX9 · 6,106 residents	34.1	▲ 33%	violence
14	Stoke CanonEX5 · 2,155 residents	31.6	–	violence
15	ColyfordEX24 · 3,429 residents	30.3	▲ 100%	violence
16	Knowle (EX9)EX9 · 3,175 residents	30.2	▼ 4%	violence
17	HuxhamEX5 · 2,155 residents	29.7	–	violence
18	West HillEX11 · 1,715 residents	28	–	violence
19	Newton PopplefordEX10 · 2,303 residents	24.3	▼ 52%	violence
20	LympstoneEX8 · 1,838 residents	19.6	▼ 18%	violence
21	BroadclystEX5 · 1,781 residents	15.7	▼ 59%	violence
22	HarpfordEX10 · 2,303 residents	15.6	▼ 62%	criminal damage
23	Brampford SpekeEX5 · 2,155 residents	14.8	–	violence
24	DunkeswellEX14 · 2,284 residents	12.3	–	violence
25	WhimpleEX5 · 2,303 residents	6.9	–	anti-social behaviour
26	ExtonEX3 · 1,775 residents	6.8	–	theft
27	UplymeDT7 · 2,549 residents	6.3	–	theft
28	East BudleighEX9 · 1,544 residents	5.2	–	theft
29	Tipton St JohnEX10 · 1,734 residents	0	–

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Questions people ask

Which areas of East Devon have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Tipton St John, East Budleigh, Uplyme, Exton and Whimple.

Which areas of East Devon have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Axminster, Exmouth, Clyst St Mary, Woodbury and Cranbrook.

Is crime going up or down in East Devon?

Across East Devon, 2,012 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.