Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bapton Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Exmouth Halsdon , and the 230th 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 Bapton Lane (EX8 3JT) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Exmouth Halsdon average (32.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bapton Lane (EX8 3JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnside, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bapton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Marles Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Travershes Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bapton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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