Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingswood Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 165th 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 Kingswood Close (EX4 2PB) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Close (EX4 2PB), 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 Kingswood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guinness Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moorland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liffey Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexworthy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexworthy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fingle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fingle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Liverpool Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlyns Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guinness Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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