Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Somerlea Estate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Canonsleigh , and the 45th 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 Somerlea Estate (EX15 2PU) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher than the Canonsleigh average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerlea Estate (EX15 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Fir Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerlea Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerlea —
Sep 2025Drugs Fir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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