Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Topsham Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Topsham Road (EX2 6AA) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 106.8% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Topsham Road (EX2 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earl Richard'S Road North, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Topsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earl Richard'S Road North —
Sep 2025Other theft Veale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Earl Richard'S Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Richard'S Road North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Richard'S Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellards Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeville Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cowper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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