Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 120.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spenser Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 100th 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 Spenser Avenue (EX2 6BW) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Avenue (EX2 6BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3015, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lilac Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spenser Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3015 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnthouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Well Oak Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Pauls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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