Crime Rates at Court Lane, Seaton, EX12 2AR

Court Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Court Lane (EX12 2AR) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher than the Beer & Branscombe average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Lane (EX12 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Gregorys Court, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summersby Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.