Crime Rate in Duryard and St James, ward

Duryard and St James has the 6th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Exeter district and the 3011th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 218th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Duryard and St James in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Exeter district average (117.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Duryard and St James’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 447 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , down -43.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 540 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Duryard and St James ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 151 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Prison (73 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.