Total Crime Rate

209.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 209.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alexandra Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 13th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Terrace (EX8 1BD) in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Exmouth Town average (125.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Terrace (EX8 1BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Strand (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alexandra Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queen'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rolle Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rolle Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Criterion Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morton Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rolle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rolle Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Beacon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bicton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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