Total Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stoke Valley Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 394 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 Stoke Valley Road (EX4 5DA) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoke Valley Road (EX4 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Great Hill View. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stoke Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollestone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Widecombe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Hill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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