Postcode district · Exeter
Crime in EX1
How much crime is recorded in EX1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 54,600 (2024)
EX1Postcode district · Exeter
How safe is EX1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
EX1National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary9.29.1
Shoplifting7.88.4
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.