Total Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolsery Grove area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 394 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 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% 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 Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeylands Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conybeare Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bennett Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Excalibur Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redlands Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guinevere Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bettys Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guinevere Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fouracre Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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