Total Crime Rate

189.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • 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

Alford Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 52nd 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 Alford Crescent (EX1 3LW) in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 210.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alford Crescent (EX1 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinhoe Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alford Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alford Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alford Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silverberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silverberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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