Total Crime Rate
913.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
393.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castle 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 394 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 Castle Street (EX4 3PU) in the last 12 months was 913.8 per 1,000 residents and was 576.2% higher than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 393.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Street (EX4 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 332 crimes here, including 193 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hoopern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Addington Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cathedral Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Yard | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Yard | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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