Total Crime Rate
137.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pierhead area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 27th highest 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 Pierhead (EX8 1XA) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pierhead (EX8 1XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelly Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbour Court (10 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbour Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morton Crescent Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Morton Crescent Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
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