Total Crime Rate
59.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Road (EX2 9AD) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Road (EX2 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 560 crimes here, including 35 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fortescue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fortescue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fortescue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortescue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Okehampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alphington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Alphington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alphington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Williams Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Exeter St Thomas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Exeter St Thomas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Williams Avenue | — |
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