Crap Towns / Ottery St Mary / Crime

How much crime is there in Ottery St Mary?

The police recorded 36.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ottery St Mary from September 2023 to August 2026, 53% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 19.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 36.6, up from 35.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	35.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	36.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	36.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	19.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.5	7.0
Public order	2.5	6.6
Other theft	2.4	5.4
Shoplifting	2.0	7.1
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Burglary	1.1	3.1
Drugs	1.0	2.4
Vehicle crime	0.7	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Exeter	17.0 km	98.0
Tiverton	22.3 km	83.3
Axminster	20.3 km	78.4
Dawlish	22.5 km	70.8
Cullompton	14.3 km	64.6
Exmouth	16.2 km	54.5
Honiton	7.5 km	52.4
Sidmouth	7.2 km	41.0
Seaton	15.1 km	36.7
Ottery St Mary	–	36.1
Budleigh Salterton	13.9 km	24.6
The typical town	–	76.2