Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lower Culm , and the 105th 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 Meadow View (EX15 3DS) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Lower Culm average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow View (EX15 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashley Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Lower Culm

Crime Over Time in Meadow View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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