Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Uplands Drive 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 Uplands Drive (EX4 7JZ) 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 Uplands Drive (EX4 7JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Grove. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 18 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 | Public order | Tor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Arthur'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Modred Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Modred Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Modred Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Arthur'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Arthur'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Philip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chaucer Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmonton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Uplands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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