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Crime in EX4 5

How much crime is recorded in EX4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Population
13,746 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX4 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX4 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 44% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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