Crime Rates at Rutherford Street, Exeter, EX2 5HY

Rutherford Street 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 Rutherford Street (EX2 5HY) 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 Rutherford Street (EX2 5HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magnolia Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Browning Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.