Crime Rates at Salmon Pool Lane, Exeter, EX2 4SW

Salmon Pool Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 78th highest crime rate of 394 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 Salmon Pool Lane (EX2 4SW) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 137.5% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salmon Pool Lane (EX2 4SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivermead Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellards Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.