Crime Rates at Hartopp Road, Exmouth, EX8 1SB

Hartopp Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 212th highest crime rate of 480 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 Hartopp Road (EX8 1SB) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Exmouth Town average (117.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartopp Road (EX8 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Parade. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.