Total Crime Rate

132.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Veale Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Bridestowe , and the 12th 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 Veale Close (EX20 3NB) in the last 12 months was 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 441.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Veale Close (EX20 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Mayne Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Veale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glascott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hooper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mayne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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