Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Weycroft Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 135th 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 Weycroft Close (EX1 3UJ) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weycroft Close (EX1 3UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Elliott Way. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weycroft Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chard Stock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coriolis Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coriolis Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coriolis Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coriolis Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chard Stock Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Offender given a caution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Chard Stock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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