Total Crime Rate
99.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exwick Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 121st highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Exwick Road (EX4 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exwick Road (EX4 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Foxhayes Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alphington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Limegrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lakelands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhayes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barley Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellpark Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windermere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
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