Total Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmside area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 126th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elmside (EX4 6LW) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmside (EX4 6LW), the main crime hotspot is near Thurlow Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Duryard and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silver Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silver Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thurlow Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichols Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichols Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichols Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nichols Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tresillian Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
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