Total Crime Rate
120.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saunders Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cullompton Padbrook , and the 36th highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid 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 Saunders Way (EX15 1BS) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% higher than the Cullompton Padbrook average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saunders Way (EX15 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Culm Lea. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culm Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Culm Lea | Under investigation |
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