Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandhill Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ottery St Mary , and the 35th highest crime rate of 479 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 Sandhill Street (EX11 1EF) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 208.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhill Street (EX11 1EF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sandhill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Jesu Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The College Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The College Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yonder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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