Crime Rates at The Shrubbery, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DW

The Shrubbery area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Shrubbery (EX3 0DW) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shrubbery (EX3 0DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Follett Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.