Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX6 8EG
How much crime is recorded in EX6 8EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Starcross & Exminster
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,901 (2024)
EX6 8EGExeter
How safe is EX6 8EG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX6 8EG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8EGNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% 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.