Total Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 17.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Magdalen Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magdalen Place (EX2 4AG) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Place (EX2 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grendon Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wonford Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gladstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Heavitree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wonford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wonford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wonford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wonford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wonford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B3183 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wonford Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Gladstone Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Close β€”

Data Sources

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