Total Crime Rate
151.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Normandy 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Salterton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Concorde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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