Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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
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

Holland Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 217th highest 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 Holland Road (EX8 4AY) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holland Road (EX8 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Madagascar Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Madagascar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chudley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humphries Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hadrians Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hadrians Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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