Honiton St Paul's, East Devon: Safety
Safety
Crime in Honiton St Paul's has dropped sharply over the past two years. It fell from 103.4 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 39.8 per 1,000 in 2026 — now matching the UK average of 39.6.
Back in 2024, the neighbourhood had a higher crime rate than both the UK and South West. That gap's closed quickly. The 2026 figures show real progress.
Anti-social behaviour has more than halved since 2024, dropping from 91 incidents to 23 so far this year. Vehicle crime and criminal damage have fallen noticeably too.
Things are moving in the right direction here.
Source: police-recorded crime for Honiton St Paul'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 Paul'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 Paul's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
74.6
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Coly Valley
30.2
Higher than
Dunkeswell & Otterhead
26.5
Higher than
Honiton St Michael's
46.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Honiton St Paul's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences43%39%
- Anti-social behaviour15%18%
- Criminal damage and arson10%8%
- Other theft8%7%
- Public order8%8%
- Shoplifting3%8%
- Other crime3%2%
- Drugs3%2%
- Vehicle crime3%3%
- Burglary3%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%<1%
- Robbery<1%1%
