Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bridestowe , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (EX20 3JG) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Bridestowe average (27.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (EX20 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatherleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicks Meadow | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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