Total Crime Rate

287.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 287.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shelly Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelly Road (EX8 1XL) in the last 12 months was 287.6 per 1,000 residents and was 145.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 91.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelly Road (EX8 1XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelly Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shelly Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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