Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 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 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Blackdown Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canonsleigh , and the 68th 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 Blackdown Park (EX15 2FS) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% higher than the Canonsleigh average (36.9 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Park (EX15 2FS), the main crime hotspot is near Lea View. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackdown Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lea View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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