Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pinhoe Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pinhoe Road (EX4 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinhoe Road (EX4 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestley Avenue, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heavitree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orwell Garth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orwell Garth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowbrook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mede | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mede | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mede | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mede | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mede | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mede | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Garth | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Garth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Masefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Priestley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Rise | β |
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