Total Crime Rate

289.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 289.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 245.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larks Rise area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bradninch , and the 5th highest crime rate of 261 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 Larks Rise (EX15 1UT) in the last 12 months was 289.3 per 1,000 residents and was 316.9% higher than the Bradninch average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 290.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 245.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 290.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larks Rise (EX15 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near Lapwing Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larks Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lapwing Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larks Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parlour Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larks Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larks Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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