Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 4NE
How much crime is recorded in EX2 4NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Leonard's
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
EX2 4NEExeter
How safe is EX2 4NE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 4NE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
EX2 4NENational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft1.64.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Shoplifting1.28.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.