Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charter Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charter Road (EX13 5GR) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 584.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charter Road (EX13 5GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Covert Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynch Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lynch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Covert Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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