Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Church Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Exmouth Town , and the 40th 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 Upper Church Street (EX8 2TA) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Exmouth Town average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Church Street (EX8 2TA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Upper Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rolle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rolle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bicton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bicton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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