Crime Rates at St Andrews Road, Exmouth, EX8 1AR

St Andrews Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 98th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Road (EX8 1AR) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Exmouth Town average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Road (EX8 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Strand (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.