Total Crime Rate

2102.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

992.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2102.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 992.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 811.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 535.4 10/10
  • Public order 133.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 126.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 94.5 10/10
  • Other theft 94.5 10/10
  • Burglary 39.4 10/10
  • Drugs 39.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.6 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
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 West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 394 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 Southernhay West (EX1 1PL) in the last 12 months was 2102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1455.7% 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 992.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southernhay West (EX1 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 323 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (143 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southernhay West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gater Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Yard —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gater Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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