Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 55th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Topsham Road (EX2 6AN) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 230.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Topsham Road (EX2 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3015, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (14 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Pauls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Pauls Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Millbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellards Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Veale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A3015 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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