Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Little Brights Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 103rd highest 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 Little Brights Road (EX5 7BF) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ).

In the area around Little Brights Road (EX5 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Barton. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Brights Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Higher Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Younghayes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Cross Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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