Crime Rates at Myrtle Cottages, Stoke Canon, Exeter, EX5 4AP

Myrtle Cottages area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Broadclyst , and the 237th lowest 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 Myrtle Cottages (EX5 4AP) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Cottages (EX5 4AP), 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.