Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 101.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingsway area has the 29th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 125th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

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 Kingsway (EX2 5EN) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (EX2 5EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heavitree Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sivell Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heavitree Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sivell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vyvyan Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vyvyan Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Vyvyan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vyvyan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roseland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heavitree Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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