Total Crime Rate

130.2 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 130.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lower North Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 84th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower North Street (EX4 3EU) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower North Street (EX4 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 462 crimes here, including 255 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's

Crime Over Time in Lower North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paul Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Iron Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Central β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiernhay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Olave'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Olave'S Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paul Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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