Total Crime Rate

160.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 160.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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
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

Honiton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 66th highest crime rate of 394 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 Honiton Road (EX1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.6% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honiton Road (EX1 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Honiton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Plumtree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thornberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stanford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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