Crime Rate in St Loyes, ward

St Loyes has the 5th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Exeter district and the 1834th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 125th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Loyes in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Exeter district average (117.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Loyes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 406 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Loyes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barle Close. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.