Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 28.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victoria Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Way (EX8 1EW) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Way (EX8 1EW), 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 Victoria Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morton Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Strand
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Queen'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place 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 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harbour Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harbour Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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