Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX5 7GE
How much crime is recorded in EX5 7GE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranbrook
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,352 (2024)
EX5 7GEExeter
How safe is EX5 7GE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX5 7GE 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7GENational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.74.6
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 72% 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.