Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moorfield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 480 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 Moorfield Road (EX8 3QN) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Exmouth Brixington average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfield Road (EX8 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Mews. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forton Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Kay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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