Crime Rates at Church Road, St Thomas, Exeter, EX2 9AX

Church Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 398 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 Church Road (EX2 9AX) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (EX2 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 589 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.