Crime Rates at Gervase Avenue, Exeter, EX2 8AF

Gervase Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 4th highest crime rate of 398 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 Gervase Avenue (EX2 8AF) in the last 12 months was 1922.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2553.6% higher than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 507 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2716.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervase Avenue (EX2 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 550 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rackclose Lane (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.