Crime Rates at St Pauls Close, Exeter, EX2 6EL

St Pauls Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 164th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Close (EX2 6EL) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Close (EX2 6EL), 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.