Crime Rates at Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1AB

Cowick Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowick Street (EX4 1AB) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowick Street (EX4 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 589 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Francis Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.