Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merchant Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory , and the 70th 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 Merchant Row (EX2 7FZ) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher than the Priory average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchant Row (EX2 7FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exeter Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fish Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merchant Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ronald Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences M5 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road —
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Data Sources

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