Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 5NS
How much crime is recorded in EX2 5NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middlemoor & Sowton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
EX2 5NSExeter
How safe is EX2 5NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 5NS area, well 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5NSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.94.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.94.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% 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.