Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Withycombe Village Road (EX8 3BD) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withycombe Village Road (EX8 3BD), 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Lyne Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Stoke Lyne Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stoke Lyne Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Lyne Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Moorfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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