Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Magdalen Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 16th lowest 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 Magdalen Road (EX2 4TR) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Magdalen Road (EX2 4TR), the main crime hotspot is near Grendon Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3183 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dreys Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Baker Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grendon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dreys Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Park Road | Under investigation |
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