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

Higher Barley Mount area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 63rd 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 Higher Barley Mount (EX4 1RY) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Barley Mount (EX4 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Barley Mount (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.