Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woolbrook Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 76th 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 Woolbrook Road (EX10 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolbrook Road (EX10 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairmead, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betjeman Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woolbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moor View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Betjeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Betjeman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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