Total Crime Rate

221.8 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 221.8 10/10
  • Burglary 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Michaels Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 43rd 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 St Michaels Close (EX2 8XH) in the last 12 months was 221.8 per 1,000 residents and was 206.2% higher than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Close (EX2 8XH), the main crime hotspot is near Powlesland Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Court —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rosemont Court Offender given a caution
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 2025Bicycle theft Rosemont Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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