Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thomas Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 118th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

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 Thomas Lane (EX4 4AL) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher than the Duryard and St James average (75.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Lane (EX4 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taddiford Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Taddiford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Isambard Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taddiford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New North Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingdom Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldertree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldertree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldertree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Isambard Parade —
Sep 2025Other theft New North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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