Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Withycombe Village Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Withycombe Village Road (EX8 3BA) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher than the Exmouth Brixington average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withycombe Village Road (EX8 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Moorfield Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Withycombe Village Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Moorfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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