Total Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albion 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marpool Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddenstile Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marpool Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danby Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddenstile Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albion Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicton Street | Under investigation |
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