Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woolsery Grove area has the 31st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 145th highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woolsery Grove (EX4 8BL) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolsery Grove (EX4 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whipton Village Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fouracre Close (16 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 | Other theft | Excalibur Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Whipton Village Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Excalibur Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Excalibur Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roundtable Meet | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conybeare Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeylands Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeylands Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whipton Village Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whipton Village Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whipton Village Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whipton Village Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Excalibur Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeylands Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Guinevere Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamacraft Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Excalibur Close | β |
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