Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.2 7/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashplants Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Shebbear & Langtree , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 211 local areas in Torridge .

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 Ashplants Close (EX19 8HE) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.8% higher than the Shebbear & Langtree average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashplants Close (EX19 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashplants Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Barn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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