Total Crime Rate

1099.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1099.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 742.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Church Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 5th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (EX2 9DP) in the last 12 months was 1099.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1178.7% higher than the Alphington average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 182.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (EX2 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alphington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alphington Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coles Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coles Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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