Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 59.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Oxford Street 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 Oxford Street (EX2 9AG) 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 Oxford Street (EX2 9AG), 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 Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter St Thomas
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooting Marsh Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shooting Marsh Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Exeter St Thomas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alphington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alphington Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Yard
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter St Thomas

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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