Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hartley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Littleham , and the 62nd 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 Hartley Road (EX8 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Exmouth Littleham average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Road (EX8 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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