Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Priory View 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 Priory View (EX4 8EA) 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 Priory View (EX4 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettys Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Saint Katherines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fouracre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bennett Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaucer Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Tor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polsloe Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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