Total Crime Rate
265.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Budlake Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 35th 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 Budlake Road (EX2 8PY) in the last 12 months was 265.5 per 1,000 residents and was 208.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Budlake Road (EX2 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near B3123. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willsdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapperbrook Lane | Under investigation |
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