Crime Rates at Blackboy Road, Exeter, EX4 6SR

Blackboy Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackboy Road (EX4 6SR) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackboy Road (EX4 6SR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.