Total Crime Rate

428.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 428.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 142.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 142.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Other theft 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kola Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 394 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 Kola Drive (EX4 8FS) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 412.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Kola Drive (EX4 8FS), the main crime hotspot is near Cheyne Rise. Police recorded 33 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 Kola Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheyne Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheyne Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stratford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brick Kiln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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