Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.9 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 167.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Denmark Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 394 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 Denmark Road (EX1 1SL) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Road (EX1 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denmark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Athelstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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