In Exmouth, violence and sexual offences account for 585 of the 1,392 crimes recorded within a mile, well ahead of any other category. Our door staff, guards and patrols are set up around that pattern.
Trusted Protection in Exmouth
Exmouth's Police.uk figures are dominated by one category. Violence and sexual offences make up about 42% of recorded crime, followed at a distance by anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and shoplifting. Overall levels dipped 4% in the latest quarter. For a town with 42 pubs, bars and clubs and several theatres within 5km, the pattern points to trained door supervisors and venue staff, with patrols for premises left empty overnight.
Exmouth Business Profile
Exmouth has thirty-five people on our register living inside 10 miles, and 25 of that group carry a live SIA licence and take bookings. That is a sizeable local pool for door work, retail guarding and patrols. All of them have cleared BS 7858 checks and are salaried through PAYE; their shifts begin with a GPS book-on and end with an electronic report.
East Devon has 6,965 registered businesses. Construction leads with 1,050, then agriculture with 975 and professional services with 855. Farming makes up 14.0% of firms against 4.5% nationally, which suits rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers. Motor trade, at 3.4% against 3.0%, brings forecourts that benefit from CCTV towers and overnight patrols against vehicle theft.
Blackmore Theatre, the Pavilion and Scott Cinemas Exmouth are within 5km, as is the Capones nightclub. Martyn's Law is expected to reach any Exmouth venue with room for 200 or more in 2027, and trained event staff from us can help you get ready for what it asks. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Exmouth
Exmouth's named places include Shutterton Industrial Estate, Liverton Business Park and the Exmouth Indoor Market, with Exmouth Hospital and Langdon Hospital nearby. Exmouth and Lympstone Village stations sit in range. The police mention the seafront in their anti-social driving priority, and with 7 construction sites mapped, the town needs cover for evenings out, market stalls and unattended sites alike.
Services in Exmouth
Exmouth bars, theatres, shops, estate units and building sites can use each service listed next.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk's map shows 1,392 crimes inside a mile of Exmouth across September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences lead at 585. Anti-social behaviour follows at 212, criminal damage and arson at 146, shoplifting at 110 and public order at 79. The newest quarter slipped 4% compared with its twin a year back. The concentration in violent offences matters most for licensed premises and late venues, while criminal damage is a concern for shopfronts and units left closed overnight.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Devon & Cornwall Police's Exmouth Town team is working with local businesses on retail crime and also targeting anti-social driving and illegal tobacco and vape shops.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Exmouth.
Areas We Cover Near Exmouth
Budleigh Salterton is 4 miles from Exmouth, Topsham 5 miles and Sidmouth 9 miles. Our guards and patrols also reach the towns listed below.
Postcodes We Cover in Exmouth
The 3 postcode districts nearest central Exmouth, covering parts of East Devon and Teignbridge.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Exmouth Security FAQs
Yes. Of 1,392 crimes logged inside a mile, 585 fall under violence and sexual offences, and 42 licensed bars and clubs trade within 5km. Our SIA-licensed door supervisors manage entry and incidents and log every shift.
Our network has thirty-five security workers whose homes are inside 10 miles. Twenty-five carry a live SIA licence and can take guarding, door or patrol bookings, each screened to BS 7858.
The Exmouth Town police team lists working with businesses on retail crime as a priority, and Police.uk shows 110 shoplifting offences in a year. Uniformed guards and written incident reports support that work.
Farming is 14.0% of East Devon's firms, more than three times the 4.5% British figure. We provide rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers for yards and machinery stores.
We supply event officers and stewards for venues such as Blackmore Theatre and the Pavilion. Where capacity reaches 200 or more, we can also help you prepare for Martyn's Law before 2027.
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