Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southernhay East area has the 19th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 56th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southernhay East (EX1 1AF) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 83.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southernhay East (EX1 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southernhay East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Good Shepherd Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colleton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colleton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colleton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colleton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Yard Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Yard Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cathedral Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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