Total Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exeter Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Exeter Road (EX8 1UA) in the last 12 months was 5.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exeter Road (EX8 1UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawn Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Exmouth Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halsdon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halsdon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Egremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartopp Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartopp Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hartopp Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartopp Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Egremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danby Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danby Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.