Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 6ES
How much crime is recorded in EX4 6ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pennsylvania & University
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,341 (2024)
How safe is EX4 6ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 6ES area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 6ESNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order0.84.6
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.