Crime Rates at Railway Cottages, Exeter, EX1 3PY

Railway Cottages 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 Railway Cottages (EX1 3PY) 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 Railway Cottages (EX1 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cadbury Crescent, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.