Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 7BN
How much crime is recorded in EX4 7BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heavitree West & Polsloe
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,333 (2024)
How safe is EX4 7BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 7BN 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 7BNNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting5.18.4
Public order4.24.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.