Postcode · Axminster
Crime in EX13 5UN
How much crime is recorded in EX13 5UN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
EX13 5UNAxminster
How safe is EX13 5UN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX13 5UN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5UNNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.01.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.