Total Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hoopern Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hoopern Lane (EX4 4PP) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hoopern Lane (EX4 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Duryard and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Sidwell'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waverley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hillsborough Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornton Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hoopern Lane | Under investigation |
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