Total Crime Rate
161.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hatherleigh Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 65th 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 Hatherleigh Road (EX2 9LA) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatherleigh Road (EX2 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Winkleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortescue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fortescue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fortescue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fortescue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaworthy Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Taunton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Taunton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Retail Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pinces Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinces Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saint Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saint Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cowick Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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