Total Crime Rate
140.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salterton Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Littleham , and the 26th 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 Salterton Court (EX8 2TH) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the Exmouth Littleham average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salterton Court (EX8 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salterton Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berry Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Salterton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Concorde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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