Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Howell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howell Road (EX4 4LN) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howell Road (EX4 4LN), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 73 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northernhay Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northernhay Gate Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northernhay Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northernhay Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northernhay Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Central —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northernhay Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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