Total Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Limegrove Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 187th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Limegrove Road (EX4 1EU) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Limegrove Road (EX4 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Close. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alphington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Limegrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windermere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lakelands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Francis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locarno Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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