Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Oakbeer Orchard area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 58th highest crime rate of 480 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 Oakbeer Orchard (EX5 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ).

In the area around Oakbeer Orchard (EX5 7BJ), 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 Oakbeer Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Younghayes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Cross Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Higher Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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