Total Crime Rate

165.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highland Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lower Culm , and the 22nd 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 Highland Park (EX15 3DX) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 237.9% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Park (EX15 3DX), the main crime hotspot is near Highland Terrace. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Russet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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