Crime Rates at Powlesland Road, Alphington, Exeter, EX2 8RS

Powlesland Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 136th 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 Powlesland Road (EX2 8RS) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powlesland Road (EX2 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Legion Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Powlesland Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.