Crime Rate in Upper Culm, ward

Upper Culm has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Mid Devon district and the 1430th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 207th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Culm in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Mid Devon district average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Culm’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Culm ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.