Total Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitebeam Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dunkeswell & Otterhead , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 480 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 Whitebeam Grove (EX14 4UX) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitebeam Grove (EX14 4UX), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Way. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Jenwood Road | Under investigation |
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