Total Crime Rate
101.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Galmpton Rise area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 394 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 Galmpton Rise (EX4 5BY) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Duryard and St James average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Galmpton Rise (EX4 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marypole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marypole Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollestone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Marypole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marypole Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stoke Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marypole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Widecombe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marypole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marypole Road | Under investigation |
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