Total Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Briac Way area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Exmouth Brixington , and the lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Briac Way (EX8 5RL) in the last 12 months was 2.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Exmouth Brixington average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Briac Way (EX8 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Sevan Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rance Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Sevan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rance Drive | — |
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