Total Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Higher Kings Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 42nd 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 Higher Kings Avenue (EX4 6JR) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Higher Kings Avenue (EX4 6JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Tiverton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Iddesleigh Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Kings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tresillian Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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