Crime Rates at Morton Road, Exmouth, EX8 1AZ

Morton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 45th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morton Road (EX8 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Road (EX8 1AZ), 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.