Honiton St Michael's, East Devon: Safety
Safety
Crime in Honiton St Michael's has dropped dramatically over the past two years. It fell from 45.8 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 35.8 in 2025, and is now at 21.2 in 2026. That's well below the UK average of 39.6 and the South West average of 28.8.
Anti-social behaviour has fallen sharply too — from 48 incidents in 2024 down to just 9 so far this year. Vehicle crime has nearly disappeared.
The neighbourhood is noticeably quieter than nearby Honiton St Paul's, which recorded 103.4 crimes per 1,000 in 2024. The consistent downward trend here is genuinely positive if you're thinking about moving to the area.
Source: police-recorded crime for Honiton St Michael's ward (Devon & Cornwall Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Honiton St Michael's ward: Devon & Cornwall Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Honiton St Michael's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
46.7
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Feniton
37.1
Lower than
Honiton St Paul's
74.6
Higher than
Coly Valley
30.2
Higher than
Dunkeswell & Otterhead
26.5
Higher than
Sidmouth Rural
23.3
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Honiton St Michael's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences47%39%
- Anti-social behaviour13%18%
- Shoplifting8%8%
- Other theft8%7%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Public order7%8%
- Drugs3%2%
- Vehicle crime3%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Burglary1%3%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
