Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lakelands Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Exwick , and the 144th highest 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 Lakelands Drive (EX4 2QB) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Exwick average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakelands Drive (EX4 2QB), the main crime hotspot is near Foxhayes Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakelands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellpark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ennerdale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Landhayes Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Levers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhayes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberely Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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