Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 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

John Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 54th 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 John Street (EX1 1BL) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (EX1 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/174)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Yard Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Tudor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frog Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Frog Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Iron Bridge Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Iron Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Iron Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iron Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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