Total Crime Rate
4.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Homer Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Braunton East , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .
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 Homer Crescent (EX33 1DT) in the last 12 months was 4.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower than the Braunton East average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Homer Crescent (EX33 1DT), the main crime hotspot is near West Meadow Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braunton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Meadow Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantocks | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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