Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 1FB
How much crime is recorded in EX4 1FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Thomas East
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
EX4 1FBExeter
How safe is EX4 1FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 1FB area, well 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
20.2
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).
EX4 1FBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.