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Crime in EX2 5

How much crime is recorded in EX2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Population
21,224 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX2 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting8.38.4
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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