Total Crime Rate

212.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 212.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Burglary 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 45th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (EX2 4AB) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (EX2 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frog Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Frog Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Rack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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Data Sources

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