Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamlin Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamlin Lane (EX1 2SF) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlin Lane (EX1 2SF), the main crime hotspot is near Wykes Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlin Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlin Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Road —
Sep 2025Public order Thompson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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