Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 4AE
How much crime is recorded in EX8 4AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,802 (2024)
EX8 4AEExmouth
How safe is EX8 4AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 4AE area, well 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 4AENational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.