Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 4DH
How much crime is recorded in EX8 4DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Brixington
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,435 (2024)
How safe is EX8 4DH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 4DH area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4DHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
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.