Total Crime Rate

239.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 239.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lethbridge Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 37th 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 Lethbridge Road (EX2 5LB) in the last 12 months was 239.8 per 1,000 residents and was 293.3% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lethbridge Road (EX2 5LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lethbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Woodwater Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodwater Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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