Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 398 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 Gloucester Road (EX4 2EE) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Exwick average (69.1 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gloucester Road (EX4 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holne Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Exwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knowle Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleve Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moorland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Liverpool Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
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