Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.7 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 122.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Avalon Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Mincinglake and Whipton , and the 98th 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 Avalon Close (EX4 9EF) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avalon Close (EX4 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elaine Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Modred Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avalon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gareth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modred Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glastonbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glastonbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Savoy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pellinore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gareth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Modred Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Arthur'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modred Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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