Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gold Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ottery St Mary , and the 42nd 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 Gold Street (EX11 1DG) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 160.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gold Street (EX11 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gold Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yonder Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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