Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Axe Valley Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Axminster , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Axe Valley Close (EX13 5SG) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Axminster average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Axe Valley Close (EX13 5SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooks Lane (1 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 | Axe Valley Close | Under investigation |
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