Total Crime Rate

357.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 357.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighdene Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 19th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighdene Close (EX2 4PN) in the last 12 months was 357.7 per 1,000 residents and was 166.7% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 219.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighdene Close (EX2 4PN), the main crime hotspot is near Wonford Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's

Crime Over Time in Leighdene Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wonford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeville Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wonford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wonford Road —
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Data Sources

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