Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 40.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cunningham Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 189th highest 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 Cunningham Road (EX8 4DS) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Road (EX8 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cunningham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenpark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cunningham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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