Crime Rates at Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 7AJ

Topsham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 99th 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 Topsham Road (EX2 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Priory average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Topsham Road (EX2 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Higher Wear Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardy Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.