Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Brights Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East 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 Little Brights Road (EX5 7BF) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Cranbrook average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Brights Road (EX5 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Barton. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 22 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hayes Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pouncel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Corner Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pouncel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hayes Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Treasbeare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrough Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Warren Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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