Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 76th 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 Union Road (EX4 6HS) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (EX4 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Tiverton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Iddesleigh Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tresillian Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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