Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fairview Terrace area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 189th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairview Terrace (EX8 2JX) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairview Terrace (EX8 2JX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fairview Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Belvedere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marpool Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Phear Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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