Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charter Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 111th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charter Road (EX13 5FZ) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Axminster average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ).
In the area around Charter Road (EX13 5FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Covert Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cloakham Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Axminster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloakham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffs Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charter Road | Under investigation |
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