Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Salterton 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.

Crime Over Time in Salterton Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salterton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concorde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseway Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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