Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX5 7AY
How much crime is recorded in EX5 7AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranbrook
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,261 (2024)
EX5 7AYExeter
How safe is EX5 7AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX5 7AY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 7AYNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft0.84.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.