Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX6 8DN
How much crime is recorded in EX6 8DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Starcross & Exminster
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,046 (2024)
How safe is EX6 8DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX6 8DN area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
EX6 8DNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.54.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.