Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 36.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 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
  • 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

Whipton Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 121st 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 3DN) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whipton Lane (EX1 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetbrier Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close
Apr 2026Public order Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Georges Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Endfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victor Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whiteway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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