Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 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 141.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hope Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hope Road (EX2 5HS) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 132.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Road (EX2 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurst Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ernest John Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heavitree Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heavitree Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heavitree Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hoker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Road —
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Data Sources

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