Crime Rates at Latimer Road, Exeter, EX4 7JP

Latimer Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Latimer Road (EX4 7JP) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latimer Road (EX4 7JP), 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.