Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 3AY
How much crime is recorded in EX8 3AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
EX8 3AYExmouth
How safe is EX8 3AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 3AY 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 3AYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.14.6
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% 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.