Crime Rates at Sweetbrier Lane, Exeter, EX1 3DE

Sweetbrier Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 69th highest crime rate of 398 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 Sweetbrier Lane (EX1 3DE) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.9% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweetbrier Lane (EX1 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.