Total Crime Rate
177.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince Charles Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 56th highest crime rate of 398 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 Prince Charles Road (EX4 7EE) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% higher than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prince Charles Road (EX4 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Grove, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beacon Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beacon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Charles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chaucer Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cloister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmonton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridespring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridespring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridespring Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridespring Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Philip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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