Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Capel Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Littleham , and the 121st highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Capel Lane (EX8 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Exmouth Littleham average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capel Lane (EX8 2QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Engineers Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Capel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountain Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salterton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Other theft The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Engineers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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