Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 3DS
How much crime is recorded in EX8 3DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Halsdon
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
EX8 3DSExmouth
How safe is EX8 3DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 3DS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 3DSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.41.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.