Postcode · Axminster
Crime in EX13 5GD
How much crime is recorded in EX13 5GD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Axminster
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,789 (2024)
EX13 5GDAxminster
How safe is EX13 5GD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX13 5GD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EX13 5GDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs2.32.4
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.