Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Well Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 398 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 Well Street (EX4 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (EX4 6QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 320 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Well Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Green Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Sidwell'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Acland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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