Postcode district · Exeter
Crime in EX3
How much crime is recorded in EX3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 13,160 (2024)
EX3Postcode district · Exeter
How safe is EX3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX3, well below 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
EX3National
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime3.01.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.