Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Lawn Court area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 394 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 North Lawn Court (EX1 2RA) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Lawn Court (EX1 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near Fore Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Lawn Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Lawn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Lawn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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