Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 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 128.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Painters Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 93rd 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 Painters Court (EX2 8PP) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Painters Court (EX2 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 347 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quay Hill (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Painters Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alphington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Local resolution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooting Marsh Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenford Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alphington Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Coombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maritime Court —
Apr 2026Public order Maritime Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michael Browning Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willeys Court —
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Data Sources

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