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

High 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 High Street (EX4 3NE) 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 High Street (EX4 3NE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Queen Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northernhay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Queen Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mermaid Yard Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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