Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 8BL
How much crime is recorded in EX2 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alphington & Marsh Barton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
EX2 8BLExeter
How safe is EX2 8BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 8BL 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft6.64.5
Burglary6.19.1
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting3.18.4
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.