Crime Rates at Beacon Avenue, Exeter, EX4 7JE

Beacon Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 20th 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 Beacon Avenue (EX4 7JE) in the last 12 months was 350.4 per 1,000 residents and was 550.2% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Avenue (EX4 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Grove, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beacon Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.