Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 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
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

Sidwell Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 188th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidwell Street (EX4 6PH) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidwell Street (EX4 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 311 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sidwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Summerland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane
Apr 2026Robbery Red Lion Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blackboy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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