Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oxford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 120th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (EX4 6QX) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (EX4 6QX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 336 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Red Lion Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidwell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sidwell Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bampfylde Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bampfylde Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bampfylde Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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