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

Prince Of Wales Drive 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 Prince Of Wales Drive (EX8 4SW) 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 Prince Of Wales Drive (EX8 4SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Senate Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrians Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrians Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evett Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concorde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrians Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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