Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Knowle Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 148th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowle Drive (EX4 2DG) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Exwick average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Drive (EX4 2DG), the main crime hotspot is near Guinness Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liffey Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Exwick Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exwick Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guinness Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guinness Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moorland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleve Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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