Total Crime Rate
94.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exeter Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Exmouth Halsdon , and the 63rd 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 Exeter Road (EX8 3NB) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 208.2% higher than the Exmouth Halsdon average (30.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exeter Road (EX8 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exeter Road, where police recorded 20 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.
View Crime In Exmouth Halsdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Court | Under investigation |
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