Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riverdale area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 114th 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 Riverdale (EX12 2SL) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverdale (EX12 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Seaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scalwell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elizabeth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tolman Crescent | Under investigation |
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