Total Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 158th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (EX8 1LF) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Street (EX8 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rolle Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Nightclub | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodville Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danby Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rolle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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