Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Buddle Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 180th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buddle Lane (EX4 1JP) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buddle Lane (EX4 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barley Mount, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landhayes Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buddle Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Landhayes Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellpark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barley Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Little Barley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wardrew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadmeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadmeadow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Levers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merrivale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrivale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrivale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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