Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winchester Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Avenue (EX4 2DL) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Exwick average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Avenue (EX4 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winchester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peterborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Knowle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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