Crime Rates at Wilford Road, Exeter, EX2 5LD

Wilford Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 197th 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 Wilford Road (EX2 5LD) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilford Road (EX2 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.