Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX4 9BG
How much crime is recorded in EX4 9BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mincinglake & Beacon Heath
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
How safe is EX4 9BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX4 9BG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 9BGNational
Violence and sexual offences42.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.