Total Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hollis Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ottery St Mary , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hollis Close (EX11 1GA) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Ottery St Mary average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollis Close (EX11 1GA), the main crime hotspot is near Thackeray Close. Police recorded 24 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 Hollis Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coleberd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdogs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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