Postcode district · Exeter
Crime in EX5
How much crime is recorded in EX5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 46,500 (2024)
EX5Postcode district · Exeter
How safe is EX5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX5, 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
EX5National
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.