Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (EX4 7AS) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (EX4 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Thurlow Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Charles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thurlow Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Anne'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monk'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tresillian Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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