Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX5 7FG
How much crime is recorded in EX5 7FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranbrook
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
How safe is EX5 7FG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX5 7FG area, broadly in line with 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
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7FGNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order3.74.6
Shoplifting3.68.4
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.