Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • 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 · 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 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 156th 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 Knowle Drive (EX4 2EH) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Drive (EX4 2EH), 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 2025Other crime Moorland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guinness Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guinness Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleve Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Liverpool Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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