Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 151.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Normandy Close area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the 21st highest crime rate of 479 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 Normandy Close (EX8 4PB) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 435.8% higher than the Exmouth Brixington average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normandy Close (EX8 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salterton Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mountain Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Normandy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salterton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concorde Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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