Postcode · Exmouth
Crime in EX8 5SB
How much crime is recorded in EX8 5SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Exmouth Halsdon
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
EX8 5SBExmouth
How safe is EX8 5SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX8 5SB 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5SBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.