Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Chancel Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 164th 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 Chancel Lane (EX4 8PY) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chancel Lane (EX4 8PY), 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.

View Crime In Exeter

Crime Over Time in Chancel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sanders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thursby Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheyne Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheyne Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard'S Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑