Total Crime Rate

80.1 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Sidmouth Sidford , and the 86th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolbrook Road (EX10 9XL) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolbrook Road (EX10 9XL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarde Hill Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarde Hill Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Manstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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