Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Rivermead Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 155th highest 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 Rivermead Road (EX2 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 550.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivermead Road (EX2 4RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rivermead Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rivermead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earl Richard'S Road North —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeville Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rivermead Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Rivermead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivermead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Richard'S Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Richard'S Road North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Earl Richard'S Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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