Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 8FQ
How much crime is recorded in EX2 8FQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alphington & Marsh Barton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,343 (2024)
EX2 8FQExeter
How safe is EX2 8FQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 8FQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8FQNational
Burglary18.49.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.