Postcode · Exeter
Crime in EX6 8LR
How much crime is recorded in EX6 8LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Starcross & Exminster
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
EX6 8LRExeter
How safe is EX6 8LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX6 8LR area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8LRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.