Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfax Drive 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 Fairfax Drive (EX15 1FP) 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 Fairfax Drive (EX15 1FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millennium Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fairfax Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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