Total Crime Rate
133.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laburnum Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 90th 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 Laburnum Road (EX2 6EE) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 118.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laburnum Road (EX2 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnolia Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Magnolia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dryden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilac Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walnut Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Magnolia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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