Total Crime Rate

307.7 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 307.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clifton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 25th 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 Clifton Road (EX1 2BN) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (EX1 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Heavitree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gladstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gladstone Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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