The overall crime rate in Exeter city is 105.2 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 5.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 109% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 119.7% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Shoplifting crime" rate is at 161% of national crime rate which puts Exeter on 32. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 12.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 1.9k cases and has increased by 119.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 36.3% | 31. lowest | 109% | 5.5k | 71.0% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 18.1% | 41. highest | 119% | 2.7k | 14.0% |
Shoplifting crime | 12.6% | 32. highest | 161% | 1.9k | 119.7% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.3% | 42. lowest | 113% | 1.3k | 62.9% |
Other theft crime | 6.3% | 23. lowest | 88% | 949 | 41.9% |
Public order crime | 5.7% | 9. lowest | 82% | 859 | 80.5% |
Drugs crime | 3.1% | 49. lowest | 114% | 467 | 46.4% |
Burglary crime | 2.2% | 7. lowest | 54% | 331 | 63.9% |
Vehicle crime | 2.0% | 3. lowest | 35% | 308 | 1.3% |
Other crime | 1.7% | 19. lowest | 86% | 250 | 41.2% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.1% | 43. lowest | 129% | 171 | 55.5% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.1% | 51. lowest | 114% | 164 | -6.3% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.9% | 52. highest | 39% | 129 | 46.6% |
Robbery crime | 0.6% | 15. lowest | 46% | 88 | 72.5% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Exeter city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Exeter city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 19.0 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 2.3 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 8.7 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 3.3 | 2.8 |
Other crime | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 6.6 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Public order | 6.0 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 13.3 | 8.2 |
Theft from the person | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Vehicle crime | 2.1 | 6.1 |
Violent crime | 38.2 | 35.1 |