Total Crime Rate

87.1 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Midway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Littleham , and the 77th 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 Midway (EX8 2PG) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midway (EX8 2PG), 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 Midway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parminter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pankhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountain Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green
Sep 2025Other theft The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parminter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pankhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Engineers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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