Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royal Crescent area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 109th lowest 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 Royal Crescent (EX2 7QB) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Crescent (EX2 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near Barle Close. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton

Crime Over Time in Royal Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Barle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Heraldry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barle Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Walk —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barle Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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