Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harbour Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 132nd 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 Harbour Road (EX12 2LS) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harbour Road (EX12 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marine Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Seaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marine Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marine Place | Under investigation |
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