Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spinney Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spinney Close (EX2 5PE) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spinney Close (EX2 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkett Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Park Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spinney Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woodwater Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edgbaston Mead Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Woodwater Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Plumtree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Park Road

Data Sources

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