Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Quarry Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 141st highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quarry Lane (EX2 5PS) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quarry Lane (EX2 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quarry Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodwater Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodwater Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Plumtree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Park Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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