Total Crime Rate
48.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dettingen Path area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dettingen Path (EX2 5GT) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dettingen Path (EX2 5GT), the main crime hotspot is near Cowper Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heavitree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Geneva Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Earl Richard'S Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Templer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellards Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Masterson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Richard'S Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Richard'S Road North | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Earl Richard'S Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Veale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barrack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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