Total Crime Rate

225.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 225.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Prospect Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 41st highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Place (EX4 1HY) in the last 12 months was 225.9 per 1,000 residents and was 211.8% higher than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Place (EX4 1HY), 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 Prospect Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chieftain Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rugby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rices Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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