Total Crime Rate

1179.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 1179.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1045.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Iris Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 4th 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 Iris Avenue (EX2 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 1179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1272.2% higher than the Alphington average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iris Avenue (EX2 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 347 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeter St Thomas (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Iris Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rackclose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alphington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alphington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Exeter St Thomas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter St Thomas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter St Thomas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooting Marsh Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenford Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willeys Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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