Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.0 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burnthouse Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 76th 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 Burnthouse Lane (EX2 6NB) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 146.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -2.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnthouse Lane (EX2 6NB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Burnthouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Well Oak Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnthouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dryden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Avenue —
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Data Sources

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