Total Crime Rate

771.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 771.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 307.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 183.1 10/10
  • Public order 59.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Drugs 33.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 9th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (EX1 1DG) in the last 12 months was 771.8 per 1,000 residents and was 475.5% higher than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 385.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (EX1 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 610 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (255 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Watergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shooting Marsh Stile —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rack Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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