Crime Rates at Old Bakery Close, Exeter, EX4 2UZ

Old Bakery Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bakery Close (EX4 2UZ) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bakery Close (EX4 2UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exwick Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.