Buckfastleigh vs Exmouth Brixington

Buckfastleigh has a safety score of 65/100 (Safe) and recorded 217 crimes in the last 12 months. Exmouth Brixington has a safety score of 56/100 (Average) with 336 crimes. Buckfastleigh scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Buckfastleigh shows a year-on-year crime trend of -23.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Exmouth Brixington shows -17.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Buckfastleigh, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (124 incidents). In Exmouth Brixington, it is Violent Crime (152 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Buckfastleigh recorded 15 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Exmouth Brixington recorded 48. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Buckfastleigh totalled 124 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 152 in Exmouth Brixington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Buckfastleigh recorded 282 crimes (now 217, a change of -23.1%). Exmouth Brixington recorded 408 crimes previously (now 336, -17.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Buckfastleigh has a resolution rate of 0% and Exmouth Brixington has 20.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Buckfastleigh falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Exmouth Brixington is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Buckfastleigh and Exmouth Brixington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.