Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 5BW
How much crime is recorded in EX2 5BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wonford & St Loye's
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
EX2 5BWExeter
How safe is EX2 5BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 5BW area, well below 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5BWNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.