Total Crime Rate

335.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 335.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Cowick Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 21st highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowick Street (EX4 1JF) in the last 12 months was 335.6 per 1,000 residents and was 290.5% higher than the Alphington average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 162.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowick Street (EX4 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrivale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrivale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duckworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duckworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merrivale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wardrew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pineridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadmeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadmeadow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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