Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lower North Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 88th 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 Lower North Street (EX4 3EU) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower North Street (EX4 3EU), 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 Lower North Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barbican Steps Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Dinham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barbican Steps Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northernhay Gate —
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Data Sources

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