Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 65.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limegrove 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.

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Crime Over Time in Limegrove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limegrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Windermere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close
Sep 2025Other theft Lakelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locarno Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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