Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poppin Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory , and the 84th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppin Court (EX2 7FS) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Priory average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppin Court (EX2 7FS), the main crime hotspot is near Omaha Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poppin Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rhode Island Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Omaha Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhode Island Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhode Island Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jack Sadler Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Sadler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhode Island Drive Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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