Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashwood Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 112th 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 Ashwood Road (EX2 8JP) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher than the Alphington average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Road (EX2 8JP), 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 Ashwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortescue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Retail Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fortescue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fortescue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortescue Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willeys Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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