Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Cranford Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Littleham , and the 46th 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 Cranford Avenue (EX8 2QD) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% higher than the Exmouth Littleham average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranford Avenue (EX8 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laurel Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cranford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3178 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stevenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B3178 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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