Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Clares Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Clares Close (EX12 2LR) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Clares Close (EX12 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Clares Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summersby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Gregorys Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregorys Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gregorys Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gregorys Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tolman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregorys Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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