Total Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 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 179.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castle Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 16th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Hill (EX13 5PY) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% higher than the Axminster average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (EX13 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyme Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shand Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitchell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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