Ottery St Mary Town vs Wadebridge Town

Ottery St Mary Town has a safety score of 55/100 (Average) and recorded 280 crimes in the last 12 months. Wadebridge Town has a safety score of 26/100 (Below Average) with 595 crimes. Ottery St Mary Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ottery St Mary Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +12.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wadebridge Town shows -8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ottery St Mary Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (141 incidents). In Wadebridge Town, it is Violent Crime (282 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ottery St Mary Town recorded 38 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wadebridge Town recorded 79. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ottery St Mary Town totalled 141 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 282 in Wadebridge Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ottery St Mary Town recorded 248 crimes (now 280, a change of +12.9%). Wadebridge Town recorded 647 crimes previously (now 595, -8%).

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. Ottery St Mary Town has a resolution rate of 21.4% and Wadebridge Town has 17.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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