Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Exmouth Halsdon , and the 164th highest crime rate of 480 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 Shakespeare Way (EX8 5SW) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher than the Exmouth Halsdon average (30.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Way (EX8 5SW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Close —
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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