Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salisbury Road area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 67th lowest 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 Salisbury Road (EX8 1SN) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Exmouth Town average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Salisbury Road (EX8 1SN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Local resolution |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danby Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carter Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exmouth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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