Total Crime Rate

259.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.1 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 259.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Topsham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 36th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Topsham Road (EX2 6EN) in the last 12 months was 259.1 per 1,000 residents and was 324.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Topsham Road (EX2 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3015, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Topsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Topsham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery St Pauls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topsham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Millstream Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3015 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Reach Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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