Crime Rates at Waterside, Exeter, EX2 8GU

Waterside area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 128th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside (EX2 8GU) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher than the Alphington average (86.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (EX2 8GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 311 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.