Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 24.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road (EX4 1BG) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% 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 2 (β‰ˆ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (EX4 1BG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Rices Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chieftain Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rugby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Court β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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