Total Crime Rate

330.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 330.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Monks Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 23rd 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 Monks Road (EX4 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 330.4 per 1,000 residents and was 295.0% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Road (EX4 7AZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nichols Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tresillian Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Thurlow Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commin'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thurlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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