Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 71.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Rivermead Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 394 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 4RL) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 387.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivermead Road (EX2 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivermead Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knightley Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rivermead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Jennifer Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Knightley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightley Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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