Postcode · Sidmouth
Crime in EX10 0DB
How much crime is recorded in EX10 0DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,328 (2024)
EX10 0DBSidmouth
How safe is EX10 0DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX10 0DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EX10 0DBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.79.1
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.