Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New North Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 176th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New North Road (EX4 4JH) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Newtown and St Leonard's average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New North Road (EX4 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Queen Street, where police recorded 304 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (142 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iron Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Iron Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Iron Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Iron Bridge Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lower North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northernhay Gate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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