Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 7BQ
How much crime is recorded in EX2 7BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Countess Wear & Topsham
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
EX2 7BQExeter
How safe is EX2 7BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 7BQ area, below 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
25.2
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 7BQNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.