Total Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer Court area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ottery St Mary , and the 36th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Court (EX11 1BH) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% higher than the Ottery St Mary average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Court (EX11 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near St Saviours Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ottery St Mary| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviours Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windrush Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Saviours Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviours Road | Under investigation |
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