Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Railway Cottages area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Cottages (EX5 2QH) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Cranbrook average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (EX5 2QH), the main crime hotspot is near The Withey. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

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Data Sources

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