Crime Rates at Upper Paul Street, Exeter, EX4 3NB

Upper Paul Street area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the highest crime rate of 398 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 Upper Paul Street (EX4 3NB) in the last 12 months was 3565.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2558.3% 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 503 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 601 (≈ 1602.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Paul Street (EX4 3NB), 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.