Crime Rates at Iron Bridge, Exeter, EX4 3RB

Iron Bridge area has the 26th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 84th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Iron Bridge (EX4 3RB) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iron Bridge (EX4 3RB), 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.