Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sidford High Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidford High Street (EX10 9SN) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidford High Street (EX10 9SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Higher Brook Meadow, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drake'S Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sidford High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order School Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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