Crime Rates at Dorset Avenue, Exeter, EX4 1NB

Dorset Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Dorset Avenue (EX4 1NB) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Avenue (EX4 1NB), the main crime hotspot is near Bowhay Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.