Total Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025John Levers Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 140th highest crime rate of 398 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 John Levers Way (EX4 1ED) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Exwick average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around John Levers Way (EX4 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limegrove Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guys Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Exwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Limegrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windermere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lakelands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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