Total Crime Rate

61.2 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 61.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Somerset Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 198th 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 Somerset Avenue (EX4 1LW) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Avenue (EX4 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Eton Walk. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barley Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dunsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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