Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crimson King area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 78th 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 Crimson King (EX5 7EL) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crimson King (EX5 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Great Meadow. Police recorded 22 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 Crimson King area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Sweet Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Meadow 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 Northwood Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Culvering Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Culvering Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Warren Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Sweet Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Great Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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