Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 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 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 54th 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 3AY) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonhay Road (EX4 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 524 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rackclose Lane (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bonhay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rackclose Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rackclose Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooting Marsh Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shooting Marsh Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alphington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alphington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rackclose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exeter St Thomas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Exeter St Thomas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter St Thomas —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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