Total Crime Rate
200.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fox Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 48th 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 Fox Road (EX4 8ND) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 139.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Road (EX4 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Arena Park. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exeter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arena Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Arena Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinwood Meadow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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