Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Vaughan Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 398 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 Vaughan Road (EX1 3DH) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Road (EX1 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vaughan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Sep 2025Public order Thornberry Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Thornberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornberry Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Georges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornberry Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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