Total Crime Rate

298.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 298.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.3 10/10
  • Public order 62.8 10/10
  • Drugs 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hardy Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 26th 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 Hardy Road (EX2 5QB) in the last 12 months was 298.0 per 1,000 residents and was 271.7% higher than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 184.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 425.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardy Road (EX2 5QB), the main crime hotspot is near Elliott Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delius Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringswell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliott Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elliott Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badger Close —
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Data Sources

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