East Devon

At a glance, population and employment estimates for East Devon.

Population
148,080
People in Employment
62,220 (75.7%)
People Inactive
17,565 (21.4%)
People Unemployed
2,380 (2.9%)
Number Of Jobs
44k
Median Salary
£0
Mean Salary
£31,403

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for East Devon. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in East Devon for 2024

East Devons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 974 crimes and in 2022 there were 2,896 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,922 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 974 1
Getting Better
Other crime 32 0
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 229 0
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 21 0
Getting Better
Robbery 6 0
Getting Better
Drugs 71 0
Getting Better
Burglary 90 0
Getting Better
Public order 163 0
Getting Better
Theft from the person 8 0
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 5 0
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 485 0
Getting Better
Shoplifting 75 0
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 81 0
Getting Better
Other theft 167 0
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in East Devon

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Seaton has the highest crime rate of all the wards in East Devon, with 666 crimes and 73 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Cranbrook has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Trinity 57 8
Axminster 1 0
Coly Valley 0 0
Sidmouth Town 0 0
Tale Vale 0 0
West Hill & Aylesbeare 0 0
Whimple & Rockbeare 0 0
Woodbury & Lympstone 0 0
Yarty 0 0
Beer & Branscombe 0 0
Broadclyst 0 0
Budleigh & Raleigh 0 0
Clyst Valley 0 0
Cranbrook 0 0
Dunkeswell & Otterhead 0 0
Exe Valley 0 0
Exmouth Brixington 0 0
Exmouth Halsdon 0 0
Exmouth Littleham 0 0
Exmouth Town 0 0
Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh 0 0
Feniton 0 0
Honiton St Michael's 0 0
Honiton St Paul's 0 0
Newbridges 0 0
Newton Poppleford & Harpford 0 0
Ottery St Mary 0 0
Seaton 0 0
Sidmouth Rural 0 0
Sidmouth Sidford 0 0

Crime map for East Devon

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for East Devon

The average property price in East Devon is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in East Devon is higher than average. Building and selling properties in East Devon could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £561,477.33 £367,995.88 £296,869.97 £202,541.88
2022 £536,214.04 £350,316.14 £284,699.12 £196,089.84
2021 £476,446.95 £311,709.64 £254,305.53 £182,879.58
2020 £432,509.34 £285,792.41 £232,889.94 £173,260.65
2019 £427,302.13 £282,305.46 £230,359.02 £175,271.58
2018 £417,952.92 £275,855.77 £225,840.12 £174,047.01
2017 £396,407.79 £261,131.62 £214,286.37 £168,649.80
2016 £374,860.00 £247,297.93 £203,914.92 £157,813.20
2015 £361,425.11 £238,822.92 £197,542.67 £153,151.82
2014 £347,768.17 £231,012.41 £191,964.17 £149,366.69
2013 £334,259.71 £221,868.55 £184,955.81 £145,367.66
2012 £331,860.97 £219,907.40 £183,159.35 £146,080.35
2011 £330,237.99 £217,865.06 £181,054.99 £147,060.22
2010 £332,614.88 £221,222.34 £184,739.02 £150,691.58

Property prices over time for East Devon

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for East Devon

The median salary in East Devon is £0 and the mean salary in East Devon is £31,403.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
44k
Median Salary
£0
Annual Percentage Change
0.0%
Mean Salary
£31,403

Salary comparison between East Devon and South West

See how East Devon compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. East Devon ranks 24 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham 41k £34,961 14.8% £38,610 11.2%
Forest of Dean 24k £30,120 27.8% £32,813 11.4%
Bristol, City of UA 173k £29,923 11.1% £32,238 5.8%
North Somerset UA 74k £29,026 16.3% £32,491 11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA 113k £28,830 10.8% £31,817 8.6%
Swindon UA 89k £28,164 3.4% £34,161 6.8%
Wiltshire UA 177k £28,033 12.8% £32,009 5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA 71k £27,614 14.1% £35,345 19.5%
Stroud 42k £27,606 9.7% £32,948 8.7%
Cotswold 28k £26,953 22.1% £34,455 16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA 131k £26,714 9.8% £31,862 10.7%
Dorset UA 127k £26,446 7.6% £30,561 11.4%
South Hams 26k £26,370 9.6% £28,265 -2.6%
Gloucester 43k £25,766 8.9% £30,531 14.4%
Exeter 48k £25,553 9.5% £29,292 9.6%
Mid Devon 29k £25,048 0.0% £27,831 0.0%
North Devon 36k £25,035 17.3% £25,340 9.5%
Cornwall UA 169k £24,510 14.9% £27,014 13.0%
Plymouth UA 91k £23,433 6.2% £25,656 8.1%
Teignbridge 39k £23,283 8.3% £27,325 8.9%
Torbay UA 46k £22,678 -2.6% £25,355 1.9%
Torridge 25k £22,300 0.0% £24,572 4.8%
West Devon 17k £21,639 10.7% £23,139 1.3%
Tewkesbury 31k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Isles of Scilly 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%

See how East Devon compares to other areas in South West

Number of businesses by industry for East Devon

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
1,000 370 975 230 200 540 260 475 255 95 290 810 440 60 95 255 380