Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Baring Terrace area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 146th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baring Terrace (EX2 4DP) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baring Terrace (EX2 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Melbourne Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baring Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Weirfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belle Isle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnardo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weirfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lansdowne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colleton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotfield Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weirfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colleton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colleton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colleton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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