Total Crime Rate

316.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 316.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sidbury Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 24th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidbury Close (EX1 3GD) in the last 12 months was 316.0 per 1,000 residents and was 277.7% higher than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 204.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidbury Close (EX1 3GD), the main crime hotspot is near Cadbury Crescent. Police recorded 22 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 Sidbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenpark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Voley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenpark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peppercombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Barton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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