Total Crime Rate

285.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Howell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 31st highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howell Road (EX4 4HA) in the last 12 months was 285.3 per 1,000 residents and was 278.0% 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 Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howell Road (EX4 4HA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northernhay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bampfylde Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bampfylde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bampfylde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northernhay Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northernhay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northernhay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northernhay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northernhay Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northernhay Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northernhay Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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