Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 394 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 Nelson Road (EX4 1BG) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Alphington average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% 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 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Francis Close (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coles Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coles Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Okehampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wardrew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coles Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cowick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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