Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Prescot Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 68th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prescot Road (EX4 1RB) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 112.4% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (EX4 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Barley Mount. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locarno Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barley Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellpark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowhay Lane —
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Data Sources

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