Crime Rates at Whitethorn Park, Exeter, EX4 5BL

Whitethorn Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Duryard and St James , and the 108th 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 Whitethorn Park (EX4 5BL) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the Duryard and St James average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitethorn Park (EX4 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennsylvania Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayflower Avenue (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.