Crime Rates at Harrington Lane, Exeter, EX4 8SD

Harrington Lane area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 189th 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 Harrington Lane (EX4 8SD) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrington Lane (EX4 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadparks Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thursby Walk (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.