Crime

Crime in Exeter by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

4,200crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Pennsylvanialowest rate21.9 per 1,000 a year

92.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Cowick (-11%), Whipton (-9%) and St Loyes (-9%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	St ThomasEX4 · 17,356 residents	236.7	▲ 13%	violence
2	NewtownEX1 · 21,722 residents	195.7	▲ 4%	violence
3	DigbyEX2 · 5,658 residents	177.4	▲ 49%	violence
4	ExeterEX4 · 86,506 residents	136.8	▲ 4%	violence
5	St LeonardsEX2 · 9,538 residents	135.9	▼ 7%	violence
6	MonkertonEX1 · 4,145 residents	128.3	▲ 3%	violence
7	St LoyesEX2 · 10,304 residents	123.4	▼ 9%	violence
8	HeavitreeEX1 · 12,727 residents	120.4	▲ 8%	violence
9	WhiptonEX4 · 11,244 residents	117	▼ 9%	violence
10	WonfordEX2 · 13,111 residents	113.2	▼ 5%	violence
11	MiddlemoorEX2 · 9,478 residents	99.2	▲ 15%	violence
12	Beacon HeathEX4 · 7,123 residents	92.1	▼ 4%	violence
13	NewcourtEX2 · 6,027 residents	91.6	▲ 48%	shoplifting
14	AlphingtonEX2 · 3,971 residents	90.7	▼ 4%	violence
15	Countess WearEX2 · 4,084 residents	86.2	▲ 54%	violence
16	CowickEX2 · 10,353 residents	81.9	▼ 11%	violence
17	PolsloeEX4 · 23,139 residents	78.5	▲ 11%	violence
18	RedhillsEX4 · 13,435 residents	76.8	▲ 2%	violence
19	PinhoeEX4 · 8,207 residents	71.6	▲ 11%	violence
20	Stoke HillEX4 · 16,336 residents	69.3	▲ 6%	violence
21	TopshamEX3 · 12,886 residents	66.7	▲ 22%	violence
22	FoxhayesEX4 · 13,289 residents	65.9	▲ 6%	violence
23	ExwickEX4 · 12,362 residents	57.6	▲ 2%	violence
24	PennsylvaniaEX4 · 9,687 residents	21.9	▼ 29%	violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

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Alphington

B

Beacon Heath

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D

Digby

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F

Foxhayes

H

Heavitree

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R

Redhills

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Topsham

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Questions people ask

Which areas of Exeter have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Pennsylvania, Exwick, Foxhayes, Topsham and Stoke Hill.

Which areas of Exeter have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in St Thomas, Newtown, Digby, Exeter and St Leonards.

Is crime going up or down in Exeter?

Across Exeter, 4,200 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.