Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Hill Barton Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Hill Barton Road (EX1 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Hill Barton Road (EX1 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elsie Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadbury Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Delius Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringswell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadbury Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laxton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laxton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laxton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Badger Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elsie Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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