Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 129th 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 Fore Street (EX1 2RN) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX1 2RN), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Heavitree Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Park —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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