Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitycombe Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 98th highest crime rate of 398 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 Whitycombe Way (EX4 2NP) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Exwick average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitycombe Way (EX4 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushforth Place, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxtor Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitycombe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harebell Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Fingle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexworthy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexworthy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fingle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Court —
Sep 2025Robbery Whitycombe Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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