Total Crime Rate
111.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Hill View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 108th 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 Great Hill View (EX4 5HB) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 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 ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Hill View (EX4 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Great Hill View. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 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 | Burglary | Stoke Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollestone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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