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March 2026 Source: Devon & Cornwall Police Police

mid devon Crime Intelligence Report

mid devon recorded 413 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.98 per 1,000 residents. This places mid devon at #290 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 3.8% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 1.7% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

413
trending_up +3.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

55.53per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#44of 330

Top 14% Safest UK

Devon

#5rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near High Street Map
Shoplifting: 11 Other crime: 1
11
On or near Petrol Station Map
Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 11
11
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 5 Robbery: 1
5
On or near Petrol Station Map
Other theft: 5
5
On or near Uplowman Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
On or near Theatre/Concert Hall Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
On or near Station Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
On or near Shopping Area Map
Shoplifting: 2 Public order: 2
2
On or near Haymans Close Map
Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
413 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
201
48.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
44
10.7%
Other Theft
34
8.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
31
7.5%
Shoplifting
25
6.1%
Public Order
17
4.1%
Vehicle Crime
16
3.9%
Burglary
12
2.9%
Other Crime
11
2.7%
Drug Offences
6
1.5%
Theft from Person
6
1.5%
Weapons Possession
5
1.2%
Robbery
3
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.5%

Stop & Search

March 2026

496

Total Stops

25.0%

Arrest Rate

213

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

288

Offensive weapons

69

Stolen goods

54

Article for use in theft

36

Articles for use in criminal damage

21

Firearms

3

Outcome

A no further action disposal290
Arrest124
Community resolution39
Not recorded38
Summons / charged by post4
Khat or Cannabis warning1

Gender

Male393
Female82

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

94.9%

White

3.0%

Black

1.5%

Asian

0.6%

Other

Stop & search data published by Devon & Cornwall Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

24 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Cranmore 44 93.6
2Boniface 29 88.9
3Cullompton North 42 88.0
4Castle 35 84.6
5Lowman 49 73.7

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldCadbury 7 4.2
shieldHalberton 11 4.4
shieldUpper Yeo 2 1.1
shieldWay 4 2.3
shieldSilverton 4 2.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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