Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 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 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Exeter Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Honiton St Michael's , and the 25th highest crime rate of 479 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 Exeter Road (EX14 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 220.4% higher than the Honiton St Michael's average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Road (EX14 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Duchy Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Exeter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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