Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Albion Hill area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Hill (EX8 1JS) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Hill (EX8 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Marpool Hill. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albion Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marpool Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raddenstile Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marpool Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street
Apr 2026Drugs Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raddenstile Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bicton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.