Total Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 159.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Rhode Island Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 69th 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 Rhode Island Drive (EX2 7FH) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhode Island Drive (EX2 7FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caddy Place, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Omaha Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rhode Island Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dukes Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caddy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhode Island Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rhode Island Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhode Island Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jack Sadler Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Sadler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhode Island Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Caddy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henry Holland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Omaha Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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