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Crime in EX2 4

How much crime is recorded in EX2 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Population
13,654 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX2 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX2 4, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).

EX2 4National
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Burglary14.09.1
Shoplifting12.28.4
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Public order6.24.6
Other theft6.14.5
Drugs3.22.4
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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