Total Crime Rate

559.4 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 559.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.3 10/10
  • Other theft 49.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gladstone Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 14th 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 Gladstone Road (EX1 2EE) in the last 12 months was 559.4 per 1,000 residents and was 317.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (β‰ˆ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (EX1 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Grendon Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gladstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Heavitree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichols Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Gladstone Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gladstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B3183 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nichols Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichols Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichols Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Clifton Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary East John Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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