Crime Rates at The Village, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, EX5 5BY

The Village area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cadbury , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

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 The Village (EX5 5BY) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Cadbury average (17.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Village (EX5 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.