Total Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Magdalen Road area has the lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Magdalen Road (EX2 4TL) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% lower than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Magdalen Road (EX2 4TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grendon Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wonford Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gladstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grendon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wonford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wonford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wonford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wonford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B3183 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grendon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wonford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wonford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gladstone Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heavitree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Heavitree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
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