Recorded crime around Ottery St Mary is low and falling, down 25% on a year earlier, yet criminal damage is still the leading property offence. We help East Devon firms keep it that way with patrols, alarms and CCTV.
Trusted Protection in Ottery St Mary
Police.uk recorded 252 crimes within a mile of Ottery St Mary in the year to August 2026. More than half were violence and sexual offences, which mostly involve people rather than premises. For businesses, the figure to notice is criminal damage and arson, with 27 reports, followed by anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. Those are the offences that break windows, mark shutters and empty shelves, and they respond well to visible patrols, monitored cameras and alarms backed by key holding.
Ottery St Mary Business Profile
East Devon counts 6,965 registered businesses. Construction leads at 1,050, agriculture is close behind at 975 and professional services follow at 855. Farms make up 14.0% of firms, more than three times the 4.5% British share. Spread-out holdings with machinery, fuel and outbuildings are best served by rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers that need no mains connection.
Motor trade is a little above the national rate, at 3.4% against 3.0%, so forecourt CCTV towers and overnight patrols are worth considering for garages and dealers. Officers booked from our network hold SIA licences, have passed BS 7858 vetting and are employed through PAYE, and our 24/7 control room logs every patrol by GPS.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Ottery St Mary
Ottery St Mary is a town in Devon in south-west England. Within 5km are Finnimore Industrial Estate, Moor View Industrial Estate and Blamphayne Sawmills, along with Ottery St Mary Hospital, Feniton station and 11 pubs and bars.
Local police have three sector-wide concerns: drug-related anti-social behaviour, shops selling illegal tobacco and vapes, and anti-social driving on routes including the old A30. Legitimate retailers and estate tenants benefit from CCTV on frontages and car parks and from patrols that keep yards from becoming meeting spots.
Services in Ottery St Mary
Browse the services below for Ottery St Mary estates, farms, garages and town-centre shops.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
The twelve months from September 2025 to August 2026 show a small, falling total for Ottery St Mary.
Violence and sexual offences account for 135 of the 252 recorded crimes, around 54%. Criminal damage and arson follows with 27, anti-social behaviour with 19, shoplifting with 15 and public order with 13. Comparing the latest quarter with a year earlier, crime dropped by 25%. Low numbers are encouraging, but a single damaged shutter or stolen trailer can still cost a small business dearly.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Ottery St Mary Town team of Devon & Cornwall Police is tackling drug-related anti-social behaviour, illegal retail shops and anti-social driving across its sector.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Ottery St Mary.
Areas We Cover Near Ottery St Mary
We also cover Sidmouth and Honiton, both about 5 miles away, and Budleigh Salterton at roughly 8 miles.
Postcodes We Cover in Ottery St Mary
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Ottery St Mary, covering parts of East Devon, Mid Devon, Somerset and Exeter.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Ottery St Mary Security FAQs
No. Police.uk recorded 252 crimes within a mile in the year to August 2026, and the most recent quarter was 25% lower than a year before. Criminal damage and arson, at 27 reports, is the main category affecting buildings and property.
Yes. Finnimore and Moor View industrial estates and Blamphayne Sawmills are all within 5km. Our mobile patrols check doors, shutters and yards at varied times, with each visit logged by GPS and reported digitally.
Agriculture accounts for 975 East Devon businesses and 14.0% of all firms. Rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers monitored through an NSI Gold accredited centre protect machinery, fuel and stock on sites without mains power.
Drug-related anti-social behaviour is a priority for the local police team. For shops, CCTV monitoring, POD intruder alarms and key holding with alarm response reduce the risk of damage and theft, especially after closing.
Motor trade makes up 3.4% of East Devon businesses, slightly above the 3.0% national figure. A monitored CCTV tower on the forecourt, overnight patrols and key holding together protect vehicles left outside.
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