Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 22nd 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 West Street (EX13 5NX) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (EX13 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Lane, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shand Park β€”
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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