Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 7WP
How much crime is recorded in EX2 7WP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middlemoor & Sowton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,066 (2024)
EX2 7WPExeter
How safe is EX2 7WP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 7WP 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 7WPNational
Burglary14.39.1
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Shoplifting6.98.4
Other crime6.51.5
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.