Crime Rates at Axe Cliff View, Seaton, EX12 2FA

Axe Cliff View area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Beer & Branscombe , and the 157th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Axe Cliff View (EX12 2FA) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Beer & Branscombe average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axe Cliff View (EX12 2FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marine Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.