Postcode · Ottery St Mary
Crime in EX11 1BP
How much crime is recorded in EX11 1BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ottery St Mary & West Hill
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,803 (2024)
How safe is EX11 1BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX11 1BP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
EX11 1BPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Public order2.44.6
Burglary2.19.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.