Crime Rates at Sampsons Lane, Exeter, EX1 2DP

Sampsons Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sampsons Lane (EX1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sampsons Lane (EX1 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Thurlow Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.