Total Crime Rate
141.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shale Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Broadclyst , and the 26th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .
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 Shale Row (EX1 3XH) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Broadclyst average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shale Row (EX1 3XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turner Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Barton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadclyst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barnade View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flay Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flay Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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