Total Crime Rate

99.3 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 99.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Nether Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 54th highest crime rate of 480 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 Nether Close (EX14 3FL) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Cranbrook average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 505.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nether Close (EX14 3FL), the main crime hotspot is near Hedge Field Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nether Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedge Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Laburnum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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