Total Crime Rate

266.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 266.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.1 8/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fore Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 8th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (EX10 8AL) in the last 12 months was 266.7 per 1,000 residents and was 412.8% higher than the Sidmouth Sidford average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX10 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Fore Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B3175 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Old Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennox Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Sep 2025Other theft All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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