PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Exeter

Crime in EX2 4AB

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

Neighbourhood
Central Exeter
Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,707 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX2 4AB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 114.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 4AB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
114.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
258
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 4ABNational
Violence and sexual offences98.023.6
Anti-social behaviour49.910.7
Shoplifting33.68.4
Burglary32.89.1
Public order13.94.6
Criminal damage and arson12.44.7
Other theft11.04.5
Drugs9.52.4
Bicycle theft7.61.0
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other crime4.51.5
Theft from the person2.12.1
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes