Crime Rates at Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 2RN

Fore Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 104th highest crime rate of 394 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 2RN) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% 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 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.