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Crime in EX1 3GL

How much crime is recorded in EX1 3GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Middlemoor & Sowton
Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,963 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX1 3GL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX1 3GL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 3GLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order3.24.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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