Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Swallow Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cullompton Padbrook , and the 94th highest crime rate of 262 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 Swallow Way (EX15 1GE) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 742.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow Way (EX15 1GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larks Rise, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lapwing Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Swallow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gatehouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exmoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wool Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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