Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX2 8UU
How much crime is recorded in EX2 8UU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alphington & Marsh Barton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
EX2 8UUExeter
How safe is EX2 8UU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX2 8UU area, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8UUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary15.49.1
Other theft6.64.5
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.