Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leypark Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 174th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leypark Road (EX1 3NX) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leypark Road (EX1 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leypark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blackthorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Rise —
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Data Sources

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