Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX1 9ST
How much crime is recorded in EX1 9ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Exeter
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,403 (2024)
How safe is EX1 9ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX1 9ST area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
71.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
175
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 9STNational
Violence and sexual offences62.323.6
Burglary47.39.1
Anti-social behaviour31.810.7
Shoplifting27.08.4
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Other theft10.84.5
Public order10.64.6
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Robbery1.81.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.