Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillsborough Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 71st highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillsborough Avenue (EX4 6BW) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsborough Avenue (EX4 6BW), the main crime hotspot is near Longbrook Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillsborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sidwell Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Red Lion Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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