Crime Rates at Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1AG

Cowick Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 5th 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 Cowick Street (EX4 1AG) in the last 12 months was 1099.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1178.7% higher than the Alphington average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 182.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowick Street (EX4 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 524 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rackclose Lane (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.