Total Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Myrtle Road area has the lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Road (EX4 1QA) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Myrtle Road (EX4 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowhay Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Mount (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barley Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dunsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locarno Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowhay Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Oak Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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