Postcode district · Exeter
Crime in EX6
How much crime is recorded in EX6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 31,319 (2024)
EX6Postcode district · Exeter
How safe is EX6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX6, 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
EX6National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.