Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX5 7DU
How much crime is recorded in EX5 7DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranbrook
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,455 (2024)
EX5 7DUExeter
How safe is EX5 7DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX5 7DU 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
52.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 7DUNational
Violence and sexual offences50.723.6
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% 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.