Total Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.7 1/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

West Down Court area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 480 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 West Down Court (EX5 7DL) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Cranbrook average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ).

In the area around West Down Court (EX5 7DL), 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 West Down Court 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 Mead Cross Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Younghayes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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