Total Crime Rate

158.6 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 158.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ludwell Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 64th 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 Ludwell Lane (EX2 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 283.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ludwell Lane (EX2 5AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton

Crime Over Time in Ludwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ivy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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