Total Crime Rate

167.3 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 60th highest crime rate of 398 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 Whipton Barton Road (EX1 3NG) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 210.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whipton Barton Road (EX1 3NG), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whipton Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadbury Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Posbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peppercombe Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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