Postcode · Axminster
Crime in EX13 5RF
How much crime is recorded in EX13 5RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Axminster
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
EX13 5RFAxminster
How safe is EX13 5RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX13 5RF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5RFNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.64.6
Burglary1.39.1
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.