Total Crime Rate

886.9 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 886.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 226.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.1 10/10
  • Other theft 57.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
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

Paris Street Arcade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 6th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paris Street Arcade (EX1 1PX) in the last 12 months was 886.9 per 1,000 residents and was 561.3% 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 332.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paris Street Arcade (EX1 1PX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 386 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paris Street Arcade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bampfylde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chichester Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northernhay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Exeter Bus And Coach Stataion Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northernhay Place

Data Sources

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