Crime Rates at Thorn Close, Exeter, EX1 3HW

Thorn Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 80th 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 Thorn Close (EX1 3HW) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Close (EX1 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alford Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornberry Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.