Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Waverley Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 119th 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 Waverley Avenue (EX4 4NL) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Duryard and St James average (75.5 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Avenue (EX4 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longbrook Street (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Sidwell'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longbrook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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