Total Crime Rate

402.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 402.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.0 8/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Pinhoe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 19th highest crime rate of 394 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 Pinhoe Road (EX4 8AB) in the last 12 months was 402.4 per 1,000 residents and was 560.0% higher than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 500.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinhoe Road (EX4 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pinhoe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saint Katherines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bennett Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polsloe Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeylands Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wykes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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