Total Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 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 159.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pier Head area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 19th highest crime rate of 479 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 Pier Head (EX8 1FE) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 21 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). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Head (EX8 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelly Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alston Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pier Head area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harbour Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harbour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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