Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Farm Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 124th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farm Hill (EX4 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Hill (EX4 2LJ), 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 Farm Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlyns Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guinness Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fingle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fingle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moorland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liffey Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guinness Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm Hill —
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Data Sources

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