Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Clerk Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 480 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 Clerk Close (EX8 4HX) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Exmouth Brixington average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.

In the area around Clerk Close (EX8 4HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brimpenny Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clerk Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brook Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forton Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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