Crime Rates at Ferndale Road, Exeter, EX2 9BW

Ferndale Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 108th 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 Ferndale Road (EX2 9BW) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (EX2 9BW), 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.