Total Crime Rate

77.4 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Salterton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 89th 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 Salterton Road (EX8 2NP) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 158.5% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salterton Road (EX8 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parminter Close. Police recorded 19 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 Salterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Madagascar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parminter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parminter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hadrians Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Hadrians Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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