Total Crime Rate
109.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyme Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 45th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyme Road (EX13 5BD) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Axminster average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyme Road (EX13 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Lyme Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Axminster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hilary Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Loretto Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Jeffs Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cridlake | Under investigation |
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