Total Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thursby Walk area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 398 local areas in Exeter .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thursby Walk (EX4 8FD) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Mincinglake and Whipton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thursby Walk (EX4 8FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bakers Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pilton Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanders Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thursby Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bakers Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakers Way | Under investigation |
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