Crime Rates at Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6RH

Sidwell Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Newtown and St Leonard's , and the 10th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidwell Street (EX4 6RH) in the last 12 months was 731.1 per 1,000 residents and was 441.0% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 348.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidwell Street (EX4 6RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 272 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longbrook Street (91 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.