Total Crime Rate
104.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dunkeswell & Otterhead , and the 47th 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 This (EX14 4QG) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 205.6% higher than the Dunkeswell & Otterhead average (34.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode EX14 4QG, the main crime hotspot is near Manleys Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunkeswell & Otterhead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manleys Lane | Under investigation |
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