Total Crime Rate

69.5 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 69.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Monkey Puzzle Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Bridestowe , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 177 local areas in West 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 Monkey Puzzle Drive (EX20 1GZ) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 183.4% higher than the Bridestowe average (24.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkey Puzzle Drive (EX20 1GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kellands Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Marsh Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monkey Puzzle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kellands Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kellands Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Links Tor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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