Total Crime Rate
79.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowan Way 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 Rowan Way (EX4 2DS) 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 Rowan Way (EX4 2DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxhayes Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberely Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Exwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exwick Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Exwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Exwick Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberely Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhayes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knowle Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ennerdale Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ennerdale Way | — |
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