Total Crime Rate

370.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 370.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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
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

Orchard Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exmouth Littleham , and the 4th highest crime rate of 480 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 Orchard Close (EX8 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 370.8 per 1,000 residents and was 417.8% higher than the Exmouth Littleham average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 249.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (EX8 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Crescent. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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