# Exmouth Security Guards and Patrols | Go Security > Violence and sexual offences make up 42% of the 1,392 crimes recorded within a mile of Exmouth. Guards, door staff and patrols for East Devon firms. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-exmouth.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Exmouth, Devon # Security Services in Exmouth 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. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Exmouth ## One category shapes Exmouth's risk 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. - 585 violence and sexual offences within a mile - Crime down 4% on a year earlier - 35 people on our register live within 10 miles - Police working with businesses on retail crime Get a Quote [View Exmouth on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Exmouth%2C%20Devon) Exmouth Business Profile ## Local officers and East Devon firms 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. 25 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 6,965 Registered businesses in East Devon 7 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 42 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Named sites and venues near Exmouth - **Industrial & business parks:** Shutterton Industrial Estate, Veterinary and Environment Agency Laboratories and Shuuterton Bridge - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Exmouth Indoor Market and Liverton Business Park - **Hospitals:** Exmouth Hospital and Langdon Hospital - **Rail stations:** Exmouth, Starcross, Dawlish Warren and Lympstone Village ### Venues & Martyn's Law 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](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Exmouth ## Seafront, stations and working sites 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. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exmouth_from_Dawlish_Warren.jpg) by Rdphoto at English Wikipedia, Public domain Services in Exmouth Exmouth bars, theatres, shops, estate units and building sites can use each service listed next. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Exmouth crime in figures 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. 1,392 Recorded crimes in 12 months 585 Violence & sexual offences 212 Anti-social behaviour 146 Criminal damage & arson 110 Shoplifting 79 Public order Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## Exmouth Town police team 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. Exmouth Town Devon & Cornwall Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Working with local businesses to tackle retail crime - ASB driving. The boundary of this is sector wide so encompasses Exmouth seafront as much as issues on the Ottery patch including Clyst Honiton and the B3174 (Old A30). - Illegal retail shops. This is targeted specifically at shops that are using migrant staff of whatever status, to sell counterfeit/smuggled/illegal tobacco/vapes. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/area/your-area/devon-cornwall/exeter-east--mid-devon/exmouth-town/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Exmouth. Areas We Cover Near Exmouth ## Covering East Devon Budleigh Salterton is 4 miles from Exmouth, Topsham 5 miles and Sidmouth 9 miles. Our guards and patrols also reach the towns listed below. [Dawlish](https://gosecurity.uk/security-dawlish.html) [Budleigh Salterton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-budleigh-salterton.html) [Topsham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-topsham.html) [Teignmouth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-teignmouth.html) [Chudleigh](https://gosecurity.uk/security-chudleigh.html) [Sidmouth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-sidmouth.html) [Exeter](https://gosecurity.uk/security-exeter.html) [Kingsteignton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-kingsteignton.html) [Newton Abbot](https://gosecurity.uk/security-newton-abbot.html) [Ottery St Mary](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ottery-st-mary.html) [Torquay](https://gosecurity.uk/security-torquay.html) [Bovey Tracey](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bovey-tracey.html) Postcodes We Cover in Exmouth ### Exmouth postcode coverage The 3 postcode districts nearest central Exmouth, covering parts of East Devon and Teignbridge. EX8EX7EX9 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Exmouth Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Do you supply door supervisors in Exmouth? 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. ### Do you have local officers for Exmouth? 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. ### Can you help with retail crime? 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. ### Do you cover farms around Exmouth? 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. ### Can you staff events at Exmouth theatres? 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. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Exmouth Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Talk to us about Exmouth cover Ask for a free security audit of your Exmouth premises, valued at £250, or ring 0800 471 4792 to price door staff, guards or patrols. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.