Total Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 17.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackboy Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 398 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 6SS) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Blackboy Road (EX4 6SS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackboy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 St James Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thurlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thurlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Thurlow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Burglary East John Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clifton Road Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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