Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Walnut Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Honiton St Michael's , and the 154th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Road (EX14 2UG) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Road (EX14 2UG), 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 Walnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitmore Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitmore Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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