Total Crime Rate

886.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 886.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 226.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.1 10/10
  • Other theft 57.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bailey Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 6th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bailey Street (EX4 3FE) in the last 12 months was 886.9 per 1,000 residents and was 561.3% higher 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 332.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bailey Street (EX4 3FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 386 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (194 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bailey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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