Total Crime Rate
209.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esplanade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Strand | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queen'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Criterion Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rolle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Beacon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Strand | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Strand | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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