Total Crime Rate
126.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Exeter Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 36th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Exeter Road (EX8 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exeter Road (EX8 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New North Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Lane | 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 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danby Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyndhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gipsy Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carter Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodville Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
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