Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Sweetbrier Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 105th 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 Sweetbrier Lane (EX1 3AE) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Sweetbrier Lane (EX1 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Polsloe Bridge, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wykes Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sweetbrier Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Polsloe Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polsloe Bridge —
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 Polsloe Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlin Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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