Crime in Budleigh Salterton
Recorded crime in Budleigh Salterton is 0.7 times the East Devon average and 0.3 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 7%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Budleigh Salterton: about 5,083 residents in 5 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 9/10Very low crime
- Living
- 4.7/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −7%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the East Devon average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Budleigh Salterton.
Crime over 5 years
Down 7% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Budleigh Salterton, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the East Devon average (0.3× the England and Wales average). 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 68% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 68% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 10 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in East Devon (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole East Devon partnership area, not only Budleigh Salterton. Figures for the East and Mid Devon community safety partnership, which covers East Devon and Mid Devon. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 149 | 0.61 | Up 19% |
| Cars broken into | 130 | 0.53 | Up 23% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 751 | 3.1 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 179 | 0.74 | Down 27% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 1.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 11.3 |
| Drugs | 0.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.2 |
| Other crime | 0.6 |
| Other theft | 2.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 0.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 3.6 |
| Public order | 2.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 0.6 |
Postcode districts in Budleigh Salterton
Nearby towns
Council: East Devon
Questions about crime in Budleigh Salterton
- Is Budleigh Salterton a safe place to live?
- Budleigh Salterton scores 9 out of 10 for safety (very low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the East Devon average.
- Is crime going up or down in Budleigh Salterton?
- Down 7% over 5 years, from 134 recorded crimes a year to 124.
- What is the most common crime in Budleigh Salterton?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 11 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Budleigh Salterton compare with East Devon?
- Crime severity in Budleigh Salterton is 0.7 times the East Devon average.
- How many cars are stolen in Budleigh Salterton?
- In 2025/26, in the East and Mid Devon partnership area, which includes Budleigh Salterton, the police recorded 149 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, up 19% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Budleigh Salterton?
- 751 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the East and Mid Devon partnership area, which includes Budleigh Salterton, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Budleigh Salterton last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the East and Mid Devon partnership area, which includes Budleigh Salterton, against 3 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.