Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cridlake area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 34th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cridlake (EX13 5BS) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher than the Axminster average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cridlake (EX13 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Flax Meadow Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cridlake area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cridlake Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flax Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jeffs Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loretto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field End Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hilary Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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