Crime Rates at Bettys Mead, Exeter, EX4 8LN

Bettys Mead area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 162nd 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 Bettys Mead (EX4 8LN) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bettys Mead (EX4 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Northbrook Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.