Instow, Fremington & Bickington vs Ottery Rural

Instow, Fremington & Bickington has a safety score of 90/100 (Very Safe) and recorded 1 crimes in the last 12 months. Ottery Rural has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 1,153 crimes. Instow, Fremington & Bickington scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Instow, Fremington & Bickington shows a year-on-year crime trend of -50% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ottery Rural shows -22.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Instow, Fremington & Bickington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1 incidents). In Ottery Rural, it is Violent Crime (567 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Instow, Fremington & Bickington recorded 0 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ottery Rural recorded 135. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Instow, Fremington & Bickington totalled 1 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 567 in Ottery Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Instow, Fremington & Bickington recorded 2 crimes (now 1, a change of -50%). Ottery Rural recorded 1,482 crimes previously (now 1,153, -22.2%).

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. Instow, Fremington & Bickington has a resolution rate of 0% and Ottery Rural has 20%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Instow, Fremington & Bickington falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Ottery Rural 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 Instow, Fremington & Bickington and Ottery Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.