Crime Rate in Mincinglake and Whipton, ward

Mincinglake and Whipton has the 7th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Exeter district and the 2717th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 187th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mincinglake and Whipton in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Exeter district average (117.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mincinglake and Whipton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 422 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 487 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mincinglake and Whipton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Arena Park. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.