Crime Rates at Dawn Close, Exeter, EX1 3DU

Dawn Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Dawn Close (EX1 3DU) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawn Close (EX1 3DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thompson Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlyon Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.