Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 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 189.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Exeter Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

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 Exeter Close (PL5 2DD) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Close (PL5 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near North Weald Gardens. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Exeter Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Weald Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Exeter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Weald Gardens —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Weald Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chivenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exeter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maidstone Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duxford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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