Total Crime Rate
583.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New North Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 13th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around New North Road (EX4 4ET) in the last 12 months was 583.0 per 1,000 residents and was 334.7% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 274.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 97.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New North Road (EX4 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 357 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (194 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newtown and St Leonard's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northernhay Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northernhay Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northernhay Gate | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northernhay Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northernhay Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northernhay Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northernhay Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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