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Postcode sector · Budleigh Salterton

Crime in EX9 6

How much crime is recorded in EX9 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Devon
Region
South West
Population
6,098 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX9 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX9 6, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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).

EX9 6National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Burglary2.39.1
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.42.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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