Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fore Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 61st highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (EX1 2QG) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 204.9% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX1 2QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heavitree Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Park —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoker Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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