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Crime in EX8 1

How much crime is recorded in EX8 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Devon
Region
South West
Population
10,474 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX8 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX8 1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

EX8 1National
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Shoplifting7.78.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary4.49.1
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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