Crime Rates at Hurst Avenue, Exeter, EX2 5LF

Hurst Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 57th highest crime rate of 398 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 Hurst Avenue (EX2 5LF) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Avenue (EX2 5LF), 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.