Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 44th 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 St James Terrace (EX4 6QH) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 189.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Terrace (EX4 6QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 332 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Duryard and St James

Crime Over Time in St James Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Green Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Sidwell'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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