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Crime in EX18 7LB

How much crime is recorded in EX18 7LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford
Council
Mid Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,751 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX18 7LB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX18 7LB 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

EX18 7LBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting2.28.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.61.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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