Total Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moormead area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Budleigh & Raleigh , and the 81st highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moormead (EX9 6PY) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 188.6% higher than the Budleigh & Raleigh average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moormead (EX9 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boyne Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
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