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Crime in EX1 4

How much crime is recorded in EX1 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Devon
Region
South West
Population
14,358 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX1 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX1 4, 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% 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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