Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 2NG
How much crime is recorded in EX4 2NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Thomas West
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
How safe is EX4 2NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 2NG 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2NGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.94.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.