Total Crime Rate

310.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.7 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 310.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Smiths Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 25th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smiths Court (EX2 8EB) in the last 12 months was 310.7 per 1,000 residents and was 261.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 172.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smiths Court (EX2 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edwin Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smiths Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maritime Court —
Apr 2026Public order Maritime Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michael Browning Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenford Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willeys Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Avenue —
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Data Sources

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