Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 5AZ
How much crime is recorded in EX2 5AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middlemoor & Sowton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,150 (2024)
EX2 5AZExeter
How safe is EX2 5AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 5AZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 5AZNational
Shoplifting20.68.4
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.