Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Post Coach Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 55th 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 Post Coach Way (EX5 7BR) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Post Coach Way (EX5 7BR), 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 Post Coach Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Great Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Meadow Under investigation
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 Pouncel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Warren Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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