Crime Rates at Cottington Court, Sidmouth, EX10 8HD

Cottington Court area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottington Court (EX10 8HD) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Sidmouth Sidford average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottington Court (EX10 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seafield Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.