Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rifford Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rifford Road (EX2 5LN) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rifford Road (EX2 5LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilford Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rifford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hoker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ivy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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