Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Topsham Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 119th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Topsham Road (EX2 4RS) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Topsham Road (EX2 4RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivermead Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Mill Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Topsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivermead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Isle Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Rivermead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rivermead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Close —
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Data Sources

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