Total Crime Rate

192.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 192.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 50th 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 Clifton Street (EX1 2EH) in the last 12 months was 192.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Street (EX1 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3183 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Matthews Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grendon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East John Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East John Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East John Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nichols Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heavitree Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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