Total Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oval Green area has the 36th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 163rd 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 Oval Green (EX2 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oval Green (EX2 5UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Russell Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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