Total Crime Rate

373.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 373.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Drugs 33.7 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fairfax Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 18th highest crime rate of 398 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 Fairfax Gardens (EX2 8SR) in the last 12 months was 373.7 per 1,000 residents and was 415.9% higher than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -13.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Gardens (EX2 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winkleigh Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandrake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Winkleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winkleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandrake Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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