Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Wheat Field Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 179th highest crime rate of 479 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 Wheat Field Lane (EX5 7DN) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Cranbrook average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ).

In the area around Wheat Field Lane (EX5 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Mead Cross. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheat Field Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Corner Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hayes Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hayes Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrough Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acres Under investigation
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Data Sources

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