Total Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 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 107.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gloucester Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Honiton St Michael's , and the 47th 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 Gloucester Crescent (EX14 1DB) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 145.4% higher than the Honiton St Michael's average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duchy Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gloucester Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitmore Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitmore Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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