Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Luke Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Canonsleigh , and the 80th highest crime rate of 261 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 Luke Street (EX16 9NF) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luke Street (EX16 9NF), the main crime hotspot is near Barnhay. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Luke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourchier Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnhay —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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