Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross vs Sidmouth

Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,379 crimes in the last 12 months. Sidmouth has a safety score of 14/100 (High Crime) with 696 crimes. Sidmouth scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sidmouth shows -12.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,625 incidents). In Sidmouth, it is Violent Crime (344 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross recorded 498 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sidmouth recorded 86. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross totalled 1,625 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 344 in Sidmouth. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross recorded 3,470 crimes (now 3,379, a change of -2.6%). Sidmouth recorded 794 crimes previously (now 696, -12.3%).

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. Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross has a resolution rate of 16.8% and Sidmouth has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Sidmouth 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 Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross and Sidmouth. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.