Crime Rates at Devonshire Place, Exeter, EX4 6JA

Devonshire Place 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 Devonshire Place (EX4 6JA) 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 Devonshire Place (EX4 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.