Total Crime Rate

217.7 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 217.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.9 10/10
  • Other crime 35.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Velwell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 45th 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 Velwell Road (EX4 4LD) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 188.5% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Velwell Road (EX4 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Velwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New North Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St David'S Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Public order St David'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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