Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 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 38.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Demouville Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cadbury , and the 129th highest crime rate of 262 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 Demouville Gardens (EX17 4LH) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% higher than the Cadbury average (17.9 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Demouville Gardens (EX17 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowside Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Creedy View (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Demouville Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creedy View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creedy View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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