Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powlesland Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powlesland Road (EX2 8RS) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% 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 21 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.

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Crime Over Time in Powlesland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powlesland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Powlesland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Court —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rosemont Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rosemont Court Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Court —
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Data Sources

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