Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 137th highest crime rate of 394 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 Shakespeare Road (EX2 6BU) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (EX2 6BU), 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 Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Well Oak Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellards Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Pauls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3015 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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