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Crime in EX2 5RN

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

Neighbourhood
Middlemoor & Sowton
Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,686 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX2 5RN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 5RN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 5RNNational
Violence and sexual offences48.323.6
Public order31.94.6
Drugs16.42.4
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Other crime3.91.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.14.5
Burglary1.39.1
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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