Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 500.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 233.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Public order 41.4 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lewis Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 13th 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 Lewis Crescent (EX2 7TD) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 497.7% 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 Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Crescent (EX2 7TD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lewis Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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