Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winters Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ottery St Mary , and the 66th highest crime rate of 479 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 Winters Lane (EX11 1AX) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher than the Ottery St Mary average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winters Lane (EX11 1AX), the main crime hotspot is near Yonder Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The College Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jesu Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yonder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The College Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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