Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bonhay Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 394 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 Bonhay Road (EX4 3AB) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonhay Road (EX4 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Rackclose Lane. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bonhay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tudor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barbican Steps Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rackclose Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rackclose Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frog Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haldon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frog Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barbican Steps Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Dinham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barbican Steps Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bonhay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Yard —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Okehampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dinham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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