Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fulford Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Budleigh & Raleigh , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East 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 Fulford Way (EX5 1PD) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Budleigh & Raleigh average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fulford Way (EX5 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Arch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Flower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Arch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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