Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bartholomew Street West area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 117th highest 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 Bartholomew Street West (EX4 3AL) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bartholomew Street West (EX4 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 529 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (255 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bartholomew Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Olave'S Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rackclose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rackclose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rackclose Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rackclose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stepcote Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiernhay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Olave'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rackclose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rack Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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