Crime Rates at Elton Road, Exeter, EX4 7AT

Elton Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Elton Road (EX4 7AT) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elton Road (EX4 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Thurlow Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.