Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thompson Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 127th highest crime rate of 394 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 Thompson Road (EX1 2UB) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompson Road (EX1 2UB), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thompson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pamela Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polsloe Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloister Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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