Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 4TU
How much crime is recorded in EX2 4TU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heavitree West & Polsloe
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,995 (2024)
EX2 4TUExeter
How safe is EX2 4TU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 4TU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4TUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary4.99.1
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Other theft3.74.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.