Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 7AN
How much crime is recorded in EX4 7AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mincinglake & Beacon Heath
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,673 (2024)
How safe is EX4 7AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 7AN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 7ANNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs3.42.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.