Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cricketers area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 35th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cricketers (EX13 5RG) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Axminster average (77.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cricketers (EX13 5RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyme Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynch Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Cricketers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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