Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Bats Roost area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 77th 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 Bats Roost (EX5 7EF) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bats Roost (EX5 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Tillhouse Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bats Roost area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Sweet Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Sweet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Sweet Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Sweet Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tillhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Culvering Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Culvering Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Loop Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Great Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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