Crime Rates at Dickens Drive, Exeter, EX2 6NS

Dickens Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 163rd lowest 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 Dickens Drive (EX2 6NS) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% 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 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.