Total Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whiteway Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteway Drive (EX1 3AL) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteway Drive (EX1 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Georges Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetbrier Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conybeare Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlyon Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlyon Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeylands Way —
Apr 2026Public order Endfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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