Total Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tuckfield Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 398 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 Tuckfield Close (EX2 5LS) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tuckfield Close (EX2 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rifford Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilford Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heavitree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rifford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoker Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rutherford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rutherford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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