Crime Rates at Buddle Lane, Exeter, EX4 1JL

Buddle Lane 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 Buddle Lane (EX4 1JL) 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 Buddle Lane (EX4 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limegrove Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadmeadow Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.