Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 178th 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 York Terrace (EX4 6QP) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Terrace (EX4 6QP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 172 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 | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sidwell Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Red Lion Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
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