Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 8NJ
How much crime is recorded in EX2 8NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alphington & Marsh Barton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,304 (2024)
EX2 8NJExeter
How safe is EX2 8NJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 8NJ area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 8NJNational
Burglary17.69.1
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.