Crime Rates at Ashleigh Road, Exmouth, EX8 2JZ

Ashleigh Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashleigh Road (EX8 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Exmouth Brixington average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 3 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashleigh Road (EX8 2JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kay Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.