Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hoker Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 139th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hoker Road (EX2 5HX) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hoker Road (EX2 5HX), the main crime hotspot is near Browning Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 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 | Robbery | Rutherford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rutherford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoker Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heavitree Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heavitree Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heavitree Park | — |
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