Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 72nd lowest 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 Marlborough Road (EX2 4LL) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (EX2 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Wonford Road. 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 Marlborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Radford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wonford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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