CRIME in the parish of East Budleigh with Bicton has fallen

CRIME in the parish of East Budleigh with Bicton has fallen over the last year.

From May 2008 to 2009 34 crimes were reported with 14 detected, a detection rate of 41.1 per cent.

This compares to 45 crimes for the same period the previous year, with 10 detected.

Total crime has fallen by 17.1 per cent and detection rates have increased from 24.3 per cent to 41.1 per cent.