Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Monks Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 145th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monks Road (EX4 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Road (EX4 7BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cloister Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloister Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commin'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pamela Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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