Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennsylvania Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 178th highest 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 Pennsylvania Road (EX4 6BX) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennsylvania Road (EX4 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Longbrook Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennsylvania Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King William Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King William Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennsylvania Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidwell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sidwell Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powderham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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