Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hill Barton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 109th 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 Hill Barton Road (EX1 3PP) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Barton Road (EX1 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Barton Lane 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 2026Vehicle crime Greenpark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenpark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peppercombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Voley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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