Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 100th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leypark Road (EX1 3NY) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 192.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leypark Road (EX1 3NY), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blackthorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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