Total Crime Rate

84.9 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairfax Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cullompton Padbrook , and the 58th highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid 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 Fairfax Drive (EX15 1FP) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% higher than the Cullompton Padbrook average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% 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 Raleigh Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B3181 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Well —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willand Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willand Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3181 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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