Total Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newman Road area has the lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Alphington , and the 2nd lowest 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 Newman Road (EX4 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Alphington average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Newman Road (EX4 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Barley Mount. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alphington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prescot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locarno Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowhay Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barley Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barley Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southport Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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