Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Tapsterwater area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dunkeswell & Otterhead , and the 65th 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 Tapsterwater (EX14 4RU) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 389.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Tapsterwater area

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