Total Crime Rate

1111.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1111.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 307.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 293.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.4 10/10
  • Other theft 79.1 10/10
  • Drugs 69.8 10/10
  • Public order 51.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.2 10/10
  • Burglary 32.6 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Rydon Lane area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 5th highest crime rate of 398 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 Old Rydon Lane (EX2 7JD) in the last 12 months was 1111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1286.4% higher than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 186.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 372.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Rydon Lane (EX2 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Avocet Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton

Crime Over Time in Old Rydon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avocet Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avocet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avocet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avocet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avocet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avocet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avocet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avocet Road —
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Data Sources

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