Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barn Orchard area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 179th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East 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 Barn Orchard (EX5 7AD) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Cranbrook average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ).
In the area around Barn Orchard (EX5 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Younghayes Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cranbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Corner Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Hayes Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Hayes Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Acres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrough Fields | — |
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