Total Crime Rate

94.2 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Cornflower Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 127th 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 Cornflower Hill (EX4 2PF) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornflower Hill (EX4 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushforth Place, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxtor Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornflower Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Liverpool Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexworthy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fingle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fingle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harebell Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexworthy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Whitycombe Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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