Crime Rates at Highfield, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DA

Highfield area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory , and the 84th 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 Highfield (EX3 0DA) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Priory average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield (EX3 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.