Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

New Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (EX8 1RT) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (EX8 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Strand (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bicton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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