Postcode district · Exeter
Crime in EX2
How much crime is recorded in EX2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 65,277 (2024)
EX2Postcode district · Exeter
How safe is EX2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX2, broadly in line with 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
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
EX2National
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Shoplifting9.58.4
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.