Total Crime Rate

235.1 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 235.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

St Clements Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 36th 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 St Clements Lane (EX4 4DD) in the last 12 months was 235.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Clements Lane (EX4 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taddiford Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Clements Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldertree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taddiford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Taddiford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldertree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Isambard Parade
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingdom Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New North Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft New North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St David'S Hill
Sep 2025Public order St David'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Looe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldertree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Isambard Parade

Data Sources

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