Total Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whipton Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 14th lowest 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 Whipton Lane (EX1 3DL) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whipton Lane (EX1 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near Thornberry Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whipton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Endfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Georges Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thornberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetbrier Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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