Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 5PE
How much crime is recorded in EX8 5PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Brixington
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,466 (2024)
EX8 5PEExmouth
How safe is EX8 5PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 5PE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 5PENational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.