Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canonsleigh , and the 64th highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (EX16 7LE) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Canonsleigh average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode EX16 7LE, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in EX16 7LE area

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Data Sources

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