Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Royal Crescent area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 102nd lowest 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 Royal Crescent (EX2 7QT) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Crescent (EX2 7QT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edgbaston Mead Local resolution
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Data Sources

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