Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Herbert Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herbert Road (EX1 2UH) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Road (EX1 2UH), 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 Herbert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloister Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pamela Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commin'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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