Crime Rate in Exe Valley, ward

Exe Valley has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 wards in East Devon district and the 640th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 66th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Exe Valley in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the East Devon district average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Exe Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Exe Valley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Blind Lane, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hatchland Road (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.