Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Esplanade area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 27th 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 Esplanade (EX8 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher 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 20 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esplanade (EX8 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Morton Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Morton Crescent Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morton Crescent Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour Court —
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Data Sources

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