Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 9JB) 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 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Winkleigh Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balls Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winkleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbury View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saint Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandrake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandrake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winkleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkleigh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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