Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 4LN
How much crime is recorded in EX4 4LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St James's Park & Hoopern
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
How safe is EX4 4LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 4LN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EX4 4LNNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Other crime10.51.5
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Burglary1.09.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.