Crime Rates at Willow Close, Stoke Canon, Exeter, EX5 4AB

Willow Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Broadclyst , and the 125th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in East Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Close (EX5 4AB) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Broadclyst average (66.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Close (EX5 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gardiner Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.