Total Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 16.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolbrook Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolbrook Road (EX10 9XB) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolbrook Road (EX10 9XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manstone Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolbrook Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woolbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pathwhorlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfours Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lindemann Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindemann Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pathwhorlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfours Under investigation

Data Sources

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