Total Crime Rate

204.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 204.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • 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

Thackeray Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 47th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thackeray Road (EX4 8HD) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thackeray Road (EX4 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestley Avenue, where police recorded 33 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thackeray Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alford Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyds Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Priestley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margaret Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyds Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestley Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyds Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyds Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silverberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silverberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priestley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernadette Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernadette Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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