Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rifford Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 166th 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 Rifford Road (EX2 5LT) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rifford Road (EX2 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Rifford Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rifford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Rutherford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rifford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Rutherford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rifford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rifford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ivy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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