Total Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rollestone Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rollestone Crescent (EX4 5EF) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rollestone Crescent (EX4 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyncombe Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Hill View (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Widecombe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollestone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stoke Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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