Total Crime Rate

285.7 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Western Way 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 Western Way (EX1 1ES) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Western Way (EX1 1ES), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Western Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/190)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Synagogue Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order North Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coombe Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coombe Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coombe Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Synagogue Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cathedral Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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