Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX5 2DA
How much crime is recorded in EX5 2DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ottery St Mary & West Hill
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
EX5 2DAExeter
How safe is EX5 2DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX5 2DA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2DANational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Burglary0.39.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.02.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% 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.