Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 5SR
How much crime is recorded in EX4 5SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pennsylvania & University
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,308 (2024)
How safe is EX4 5SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 5SR area, 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5SRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Burglary1.09.1
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 326% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.