Total Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baxter Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baxter Close (EX2 7TB) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baxter Close (EX2 7TB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsingham Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Couper Meadows | — |
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