Crime Rates at Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3JF

Fore Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 39th highest crime rate of 398 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 Fore Street (EX4 3JF) in the last 12 months was 228.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX4 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 610 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (255 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.