Crime Rate in Newtown and St Leonard's, ward

Newtown and St Leonard's has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Exeter district and the 866th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 60th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newtown and St Leonard's in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Exeter district average (117.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newtown and St Leonard's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 538 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , down -38.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 678 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newtown and St Leonard's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 182 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.