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Crime in EX1 2

How much crime is recorded in EX1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Population
20,802 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX1 2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EX1 2National
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Burglary11.99.1
Shoplifting11.78.4
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.54.5
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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