Total Crime Rate
228.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 39th 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 Commercial Road (EX2 4DX) in the last 12 months was 228.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Road (EX2 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 529 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Olave'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rackclose Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rackclose Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rackclose Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rackclose Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shooting Marsh Stile | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rackclose Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rackclose Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter St Thomas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Exeter St Thomas | Under investigation |
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