Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balleroy Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Broadheath , and the 98th highest crime rate of 214 local areas in Torridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balleroy Close (EX21 5RT) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher than the Broadheath average (34.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balleroy Close (EX21 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Balleroy Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Balleroy Close area

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Data Sources

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