Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gipsy Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 147th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gipsy Lane (EX1 3RL) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 216.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Lane (EX1 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Staddle Stone Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton

Crime Over Time in Gipsy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gipsy Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babblebrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babblebrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babblebrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gipsy Hill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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