Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Blackall Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackall Road (EX4 4HE) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Duryard and St James average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackall Road (EX4 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Longbrook Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King William Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King William Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingstephen Close Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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