Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Posbury Place area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Posbury Place (EX1 3GL) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Posbury Place (EX1 3GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadbury Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Voley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peppercombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenpark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenpark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Barton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbrook Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
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