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Crime Rates in East Devon, local authority district

Crime Rate

50.2

50.2

Low 1/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in East Devon, (local authority district) is 50.2 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 1 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in East Devon (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 23.6 2/10
Anti-social behaviour 7.29 2/10
Criminal damage and arson 4.67 2/10
Other theft 3.49 1/10
Public order 3.03 2/10
Shoplifting 1.76 1/10
Burglary 1.53 1/10
Other crime 1.35 3/10
Drugs 1.31 1/10
Vehicle crime 0.875 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.597 3/10
Theft from the person 0.265 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.252 2/10
Robbery 0.152 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

Above are annual crime rates in East Devon (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in East Devon (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of East Devon (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in East Devon (local authority district) and South West (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • East Devon
    LAD
  • South West
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in East Devon (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within East Devon (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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