Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Valley Villas area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 479 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 Valley Villas (EX13 5PU) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Axminster average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Villas (EX13 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Lane, where police recorded 25 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 Valley Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shand Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitchell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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