Crime Rates at Balls Farm Road, Exeter, EX2 9HZ

Balls Farm Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 101st 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 Balls Farm Road (EX2 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balls Farm Road (EX2 9HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winkleigh Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.