Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Savile Road 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 Savile Road (EX4 1PR) 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 Savile Road (EX4 1PR), 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.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowhay Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowhay Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrivale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrivale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Merrivale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Savile Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wardrew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pineridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Francis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Francis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadmeadow Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadmeadow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadmeadow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowhay Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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