Crime Rates at Lakelands Drive, Exeter, EX4 2QB

Lakelands Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 178th highest 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 Lakelands Drive (EX4 2QB) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Exwick average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakelands Drive (EX4 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxhayes Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberely Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.