Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX1 2NG
How much crime is recorded in EX1 2NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heavitree West & Polsloe
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,406 (2024)
EX1 2NGExeter
How safe is EX1 2NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX1 2NG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2NGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.