Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 143.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harbour Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 25th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harbour Road (EX12 2GZ) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Road (EX12 2GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harbour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stock Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harbour Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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