Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 2JU
How much crime is recorded in EX8 2JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
How safe is EX8 2JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 2JU 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
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
EX8 2JUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft0.94.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.32.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.