Total Crime Rate

3482.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1597.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 3482.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1597.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1304.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 616.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 594.7 10/10
  • Public order 216.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 160.0 10/10
  • Other theft 157.3 10/10
  • Drugs 141.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.7 10/10
  • Burglary 53.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 45.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.7 10/10
  • Robbery 32.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
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

Waterbeer Street area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterbeer Street (EX4 3EH) in the last 12 months was 3482.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2477.1% 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 489 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 599 (≈ 1597.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterbeer Street (EX4 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterbeer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lower North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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