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 4HL) 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 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Queen Street, where police recorded 346 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 | Shoplifting | Northernhay Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northernhay Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
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