St Thomas West
Middle areaWest Exeter. 7,281 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in St Thomas West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in St Thomas West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Thomas West at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 183 |
| Other crime | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How St Thomas West compares
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Is St Thomas West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Thomas West at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St Thomas West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (183), other crime (58) and anti-social behaviour (39).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Exeter
These figures are published for the whole of Exeter, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Exeter and not St Thomas West alone. See Exeter
St Thomas West in brief
The median price paid for a home in St Thomas West was £310,250 in 2025.
St Thomas West had 7,213 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in St Thomas West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In St Thomas West, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.