Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Lower Wheathill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 147th highest crime rate of 480 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 Lower Wheathill (EX10 9UA) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher than the Sidmouth Sidford average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Wheathill (EX10 9UA), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Wheathill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarde Hill Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarde Hill Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Howarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Baker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Howarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Malden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Manstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindemann Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Howarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Close —
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Data Sources

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