Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lancelot Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 119th 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 Lancelot Road (EX4 9DA) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancelot Road (EX4 9DA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lancelot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fouracre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pinwood Meadow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pellinore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Celia Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Excalibur Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinevere Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guinevere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Savoy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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