Ottery St Mary & West Hill
Middle areaThe middle of the East Devon. 9,518 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 36 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 20% of people in Ottery St Mary & West Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ottery St Mary & West Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ottery St Mary & West Hill at a rate of 32.7 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 | 165 |
| Other crime | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ottery St Mary & West Hill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ottery St Mary & West Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ottery St Mary & West Hill at a rate of 32.7 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 Ottery St Mary & West Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (165), other crime (44) and criminal damage and arson (36).
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 Ottery St Mary & West Hill alone. See East Devon
Ottery St Mary & West Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ottery St Mary & West Hill was £356,000 in 2025.
Ottery St Mary & West Hill had 9,495 usual residents at the census.
About 20% of people in Ottery St Mary & West Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ottery St Mary & West Hill, 71.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.