Crime Rates at South Lawn Terrace, Exeter, EX1 2SW

South Lawn Terrace area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 114th 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 South Lawn Terrace (EX1 2SW) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lawn Terrace (EX1 2SW), 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.