Crime Rates at Dickens Drive, Exeter, EX2 6NS

Dickens Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 170th highest crime rate of 394 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 Dickens Drive (EX2 6NS) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Drive (EX2 6NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3015, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.