Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 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 136.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandford Walk area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 79th highest crime rate of 398 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 Sandford Walk (EX1 2ET) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 550.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Walk (EX1 2ET), 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.

View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's

Crime Over Time in Sandford Walk area

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

Data Sources

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