Total Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Savoy Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 121st 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 Savoy Street (EX2 7NS) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ).
In the area around Savoy Street (EX2 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Fish Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Priory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sugar House Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sugar House Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fish Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fish Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fish Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maris Piper Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dutchbarn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fish Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fish Street | Under investigation |
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