Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whipton Barton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 70th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whipton Barton Road (EX1 3LT) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 168.6% higher than the Heavitree average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whipton Barton Road (EX1 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mede, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whipton Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Blackthorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mede —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mede —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mede —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mede —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mede Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mede Under investigation
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Data Sources

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