Total Crime Rate

454.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 454.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heavitree Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 15th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heavitree Road (EX1 2LD) in the last 12 months was 454.6 per 1,000 residents and was 238.9% higher than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heavitree Road (EX1 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 401 crimes here, including 193 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heavitree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Acland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paris Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chute Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Bampfylde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bampfylde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheeke Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Summerlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheeke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Summerlands —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Summerlands —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bampfylde Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Exeter Bus And Coach Stataion Under investigation
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Data Sources

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