Total Crime Rate

701.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

364.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 701.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 364.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 312.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Imperial Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 2nd 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 Imperial Road (EX8 1DB) in the last 12 months was 701.8 per 1,000 residents and was 460.8% 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 364.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Imperial Road (EX8 1DB), 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 Imperial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queen'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station 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 2026Vehicle crime New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rolle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Criterion Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exmouth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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