Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 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 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elizabeth Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 100th highest crime rate of 479 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 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Road (EX12 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Eyewell Green. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Gregorys Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scalwell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gregorys Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregorys Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregorys Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summersby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tolman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elizabeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harepath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyewell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Macwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyewell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyewell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gregorys Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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