Crime Rates at Horseguards, Exeter, EX4 4UU

Horseguards area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Horseguards (EX4 4UU) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseguards (EX4 4UU), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.