Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 4JA
How much crime is recorded in EX8 4JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,294 (2024)
EX8 4JAExmouth
How safe is EX8 4JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 4JA 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 4JANational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery0.61.4
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.