Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 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

Lethbridge Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 194th highest crime rate of 394 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 Lethbridge Road (EX2 5LE) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lethbridge Road (EX2 5LE), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hoker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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