Crime Rates at The Old Saw Mills, Atherington, Umberleigh, EX37 9HU

The Old Saw Mills area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chittlehampton , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Old Saw Mills (EX37 9HU) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Chittlehampton average (22.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old Saw Mills (EX37 9HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Old Sawmills, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Easter Hill (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.