Total Crime Rate

793.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 793.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.4 10/10
  • Public order 75.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.0 8/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 1.5 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

Cheeke Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 8th highest crime rate of 398 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 Cheeke Street (EX1 2DD) in the last 12 months was 793.6 per 1,000 residents and was 491.7% 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 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (β‰ˆ 364.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheeke Street (EX1 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 459 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's

Crime Over Time in Cheeke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mowbray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Bus And Coach Stataion β€”
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 β€”
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 2025Other crime Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Exeter Bus And Coach Stataion Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Exeter Bus And Coach Stataion Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Exeter Bus And Coach Stataion Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bampfylde Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bampfylde Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bampfylde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bampfylde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheeke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Lane β€”

Data Sources

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