Postcode district · Exeter
Crime in EX4
How much crime is recorded in EX4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 86,563 (2024)
EX4Postcode district · Exeter
How safe is EX4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX4, above 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
EX4National
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Shoplifting11.58.4
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.74.6
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.