Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 285.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 142.9 10/10
  • Other theft 142.9 10/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kola Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 30th 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 Kola Drive (EX4 8FS) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 256.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Kola Drive (EX4 8FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheyne Rise, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pollard'S Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Mincinglake and Whipton

Crime Over Time in Kola Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheyne Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Stratford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheyne Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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