Total Crime Rate

121.1 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 121.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blakeslee Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 90th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blakeslee Drive (EX2 7FN) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 23 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 Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakeslee Drive (EX2 7FN), the main crime hotspot is near Omaha Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blakeslee Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeslee Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rhode Island Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blakeslee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Omaha Drive —
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Data Sources

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