Crime Rates at Kingfisher Way, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7LE

Kingfisher Way area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 3rd 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 Kingfisher Way (EX2 7LE) in the last 12 months was 1330.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1490.0% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 145.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 414.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Way (EX2 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Avocet Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.