Crime Rate in Ottery St Mary, ward

Ottery St Mary has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 wards in East Devon district and the 1780th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 252nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ottery St Mary in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the East Devon district average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ottery St Mary’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ottery St Mary ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Roman Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.