Total Crime Rate
155.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rolle Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 20th highest crime rate of 479 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 Rolle Street (EX8 2RS) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Exmouth Town average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rolle Street (EX8 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Strand (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rolle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Nightclub | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Local resolution |
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