Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earl Richards Road South area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 78th highest crime rate of 394 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 Earl Richards Road South (EX2 6AP) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 137.5% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Richards Road South (EX2 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3015, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earl Richards Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery St Pauls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Reach Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Richard'S Road North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellards Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Millstream Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3015 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellards Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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