Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 138th 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 9AE) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (EX2 9AE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shooting Marsh Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter St Thomas
Apr 2026Public order Exeter St Thomas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter St Thomas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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