Total Crime Rate

3525.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

1621.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 3525.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1621.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1352.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 704.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 661.3 10/10
  • Public order 202.7 10/10
  • Other theft 162.7 10/10
  • Drugs 109.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 104.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 53.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.0 10/10
  • Burglary 37.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.3 10/10
  • Robbery 29.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Street area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the highest crime rate of 399 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 North Street (EX4 3QS) in the last 12 months was 3525.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2564.0% higher than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 507 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 ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 608 (≈ 1621.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (EX4 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 459 crimes here, including 264 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/219)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Synagogue Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Supermarket Offender given a caution
Oct 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rackclose Lane Offender given a caution
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Exeter Central Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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