Crime Rates at Penlee, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6BP

Penlee area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Budleigh & Raleigh , and the 231st lowest 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 Penlee (EX9 6BP) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Budleigh & Raleigh average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlee (EX9 6BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.