Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · 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 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 153rd highest 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 Blackboy Road (EX4 6TB) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackboy Road (EX4 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Thurlow Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 41 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Thurlow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Thurlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thurlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Nichols Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichols Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichols Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichols Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tresillian Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
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Data Sources

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