Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Diggories Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Honiton St Michael's , and the 19th 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 Diggories Lane (EX14 1LG) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 271.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diggories Lane (EX14 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Place, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead View Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Diggories Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A375 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vine Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cyres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vine Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A375 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swan Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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