Total Crime Rate

280.7 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 280.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Maer Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Littleham , and the 7th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maer Road (EX8 2DB) in the last 12 months was 280.7 per 1,000 residents and was 291.9% higher than the Exmouth Littleham average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maer Road (EX8 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Isca Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isca Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isca Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isca Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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