Total Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.4 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 11.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Scalwell Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scalwell Lane (EX12 2JP) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Beer & Branscombe average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scalwell Lane (EX12 2JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Scalwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tolman Crescent Under investigation
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 2026Burglary St Gregorys Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summersby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elizabeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scalwell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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