Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Burnside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 55th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnside (EX8 3AH) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 228.6% higher than the Exmouth Brixington average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnside (EX8 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Travershes Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dening Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Travershes Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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