Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 93rd 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 2BR) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (β‰ˆ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (EX1 2BR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 359 crimes here, including 169 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 2025Other theft St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Heavitree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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