Countess Wear & Topsham vs St James

Countess Wear & Topsham has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 758 crimes in the last 12 months. St James has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 1,835 crimes. Countess Wear & Topsham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Countess Wear & Topsham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +15% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St James shows +146% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Countess Wear & Topsham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (324 incidents). In St James, it is Violent Crime (717 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Countess Wear & Topsham recorded 126 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St James recorded 272. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Countess Wear & Topsham totalled 324 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 717 in St James. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Countess Wear & Topsham recorded 659 crimes (now 758, a change of +15%). St James recorded 746 crimes previously (now 1,835, +146%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Countess Wear & Topsham has a resolution rate of 22% and St James has 23.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Countess Wear & Topsham falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. St James is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Countess Wear & Topsham and St James. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.