Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gloucester Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Honiton St Michael's , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 480 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 Gloucester Crescent (EX14 1DB) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% higher than the Honiton St Michael's average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Crescent (EX14 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitmore Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidmouth Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitmore Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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