Crime Rates at Hillyfield Road, Exeter, EX1 3NA

Hillyfield Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 398 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 Hillyfield Road (EX1 3NA) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillyfield Road (EX1 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.