Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackboy Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 193rd 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 Blackboy Road (EX4 6SZ) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackboy Road (EX4 6SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 131 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tresillian Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Thurlow Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Blackboy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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