Crime Rates at Bernadette Close, Exeter, EX4 8DU

Bernadette Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 55th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bernadette Close (EX4 8DU) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernadette Close (EX4 8DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestley Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Masefield Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.