Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 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
  • 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

Fore Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 398 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 Fore Street (EX3 0HD) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Priory average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX3 0HD), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Follett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Gardens

Data Sources

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