Budleigh Salterton
Middle areaThe south west of the East Devon. 6,098 people in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Budleigh Salterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Budleigh Salterton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Budleigh Salterton at a rate of 25.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 46.7 per 1,000 people across East Devon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 80 |
| Other crime | 31 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
| Vehicle crime | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Budleigh Salterton compares
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Is Budleigh Salterton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Budleigh Salterton at a rate of 25.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 46.7 per 1,000 people across East Devon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Budleigh Salterton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), other crime (31) and anti-social behaviour (20).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of East Devon
These figures are published for the whole of East Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Devon and not Budleigh Salterton alone. See East Devon
Budleigh Salterton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Budleigh Salterton was £460,000 in 2025.
Budleigh Salterton had 6,106 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Budleigh Salterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Budleigh Salterton, 63.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.