Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Wear Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Wear Road (EX2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Priory average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Wear Road (EX2 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasshouse Lane, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heneaton Square (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Wear Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heneaton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heneaton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A379 —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasshouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heneaton Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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