Total Crime Rate

95.9 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hameldown 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 Hameldown Road (EX20 1UB) 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 Hameldown Road (EX20 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Little Marsh Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hameldown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Marsh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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