Crime Rates at Higher Barley Mount, Exeter, EX4 1RY

Higher Barley Mount area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Alphington , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 394 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 Higher Barley Mount (EX4 1RY) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Barley Mount (EX4 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barley Mount, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landhayes Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.