Total Crime Rate

224.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 224.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bradninch , and the 11th highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EX5 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 224.1% higher than the Bradninch average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EX5 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Peter Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peter Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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