Crime Rates at Chester Close, Exeter, EX4 2EJ

Chester Close 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 Chester Close (EX4 2EJ) 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 Chester Close (EX4 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.