Total Crime Rate
155.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St James Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 71st 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 St James Terrace (EX4 6QH) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James Terrace (EX4 6QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Red Lion Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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