Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wear Barton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 114th 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 Wear Barton Road (EX2 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wear Barton Road (EX2 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Glasshouse Lane. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wear Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Wear Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fortibus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wear Barton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasshouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wear Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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