Total Crime Rate
402.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pinhoe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 17th 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 Pinhoe Road (EX4 8AB) in the last 12 months was 402.4 per 1,000 residents and was 646.8% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 272.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinhoe Road (EX4 8AB), 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.
View Crime In Heavitree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeylands Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamacraft Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chaucer Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beacon Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlin Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Polsloe Bridge | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Polsloe Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polsloe Bridge | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeylands Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeylands Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thompson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Road | β |
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