Crime Rate in Sidmouth Rural, ward

Sidmouth Rural has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 wards in East Devon district and the 344th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 27th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sidmouth Rural in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the East Devon district average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sidmouth Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sidmouth Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cotford Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.