Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fore Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 398 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 Fore Street (EX3 0HB) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Priory average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX3 0HB), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Follett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Halyards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halyards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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