Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheat Field Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 49th 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 Wheat Field Lane (EX5 7DN) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% higher than the Cranbrook average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ).

In the area around Wheat Field Lane (EX5 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Cross (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheat Field Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Higher Meadow 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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