Crime Rates at Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW

Hillsborough Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 44th highest crime rate of 398 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 Hillsborough Avenue (EX4 6BW) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 189.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsborough Avenue (EX4 6BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 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.