Total Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 12.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Harepath Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 479 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 Harepath Road (EX12 2HE) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harepath Road (EX12 2HE), 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 Harepath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyewell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scalwell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gregorys Court 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 2026Possession of weapons Elizabeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Gregorys Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Macwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harepath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyewell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyewell Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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