Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Exmouth Halsdon , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Way (EX8 5SA) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.8% higher than the Exmouth Halsdon average (32.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Way (EX8 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Byron Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Way Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marcom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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