Total Crime Rate
95.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beardown Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Bridestowe , and the 18th highest crime rate of 177 local areas in West Devon .
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 Beardown Road (EX20 1UA) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 290.9% higher than the Bridestowe average (24.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beardown Road (EX20 1UA), 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.
View Crime In Bridestowe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Links Tor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kellands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Marsh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Marsh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kellands Lane | Under investigation |
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