Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stratford Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 161st 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 Stratford Avenue (EX4 8ES) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratford Avenue (EX4 8ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 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.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margaret Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grenville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stratford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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