Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cherry Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canonsleigh , and the 116th 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 Cherry Close (EX17 4HY) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Canonsleigh average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Close (EX17 4HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanders Lea (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cherry Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (0/0)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
No crimes for this selection.
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 0 of 0

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑