Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 7QQ
How much crime is recorded in EX2 7QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middlemoor & Sowton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
EX2 7QQExeter
How safe is EX2 7QQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 7QQ 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7QQNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.24.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.