Total Crime Rate

162.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Other crime 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southbrook Meadow area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Broadclyst , and the 21st 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 Southbrook Meadow (EX5 7DW) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.3% higher than the Broadclyst average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbrook Meadow (EX5 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Furlong Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radfords Turf (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southbrook Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Furlong Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stones Gallop Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stones Gallop Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadowfoot Under investigation
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Data Sources

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