Crime Rate in Budleigh & Raleigh, ward

Budleigh & Raleigh has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 wards in East Devon district and the 747th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 86th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Budleigh & Raleigh in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the East Devon district average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Budleigh & Raleigh’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Budleigh & Raleigh ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 24 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Further/Higher Educational Building (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.