Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX1 2SH
How much crime is recorded in EX1 2SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heavitree West & Polsloe
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,221 (2024)
EX1 2SHExeter
How safe is EX1 2SH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX1 2SH 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
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 2SHNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary10.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.34.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.