Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX5 1GD
How much crime is recorded in EX5 1GD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clyst, Exton & Lympstone
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,846 (2024)
EX5 1GDExeter
How safe is EX5 1GD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX5 1GD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
EX5 1GDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.