Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Exeter, EX2 9BR

Shaftesbury Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 77th 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 Shaftesbury Road (EX2 9BR) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (EX2 9BR), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.