Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Hood Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 126th 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 Hood Drive (EX2 7GG) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hood Drive (EX2 7GG), the main crime hotspot is near Fish Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Admiral Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seabrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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