Total Crime Rate

180.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walpole 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 Walpole Close (EX4 8DW) 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 Walpole Close (EX4 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walpole Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernadette Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grenville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernadette Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margaret Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brick Kiln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stratford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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