Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rosebery Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 150th 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 Rosebery Road (EX8 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 8 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.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Road (EX8 1SQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Rosebery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exmouth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodville Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carter Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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