Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 152.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchy Barton Hill area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 74th 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 Birchy Barton Hill (EX1 3EX) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchy Barton Hill (EX1 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Thornberry Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchy Barton Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thornberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sargent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribston Avenue —
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Data Sources

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