Total Crime Rate
285.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 30th highest crime rate of 398 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 South Street (EX1 1EE) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (β 165.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Street (EX1 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 462 crimes here, including 255 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magdalen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Magdalen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mermaid Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mermaid Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Little Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Little Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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