Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elizabeth Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 209th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elizabeth Road (EX12 2DS) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Beer & Branscombe average (51.4 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elizabeth Road (EX12 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Summersby Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beer & Branscombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Valley View Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Valley View Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Gregorys Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Riverdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Gregorys Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Scalwell Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley View Close | — |
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