Countess Wear & Topsham
Middle areaSouth east Exeter. 9,268 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 58% of people in Countess Wear & Topsham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Countess Wear & Topsham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Countess Wear & Topsham at a rate of 61.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 260 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 71 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Countess Wear & Topsham compares
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Is Countess Wear & Topsham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Countess Wear & Topsham at a rate of 61.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Countess Wear & Topsham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (260), other crime (106) and anti-social behaviour (71).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Exeter
These figures are published for the whole of Exeter, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Exeter and not Countess Wear & Topsham alone. See Exeter
Countess Wear & Topsham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Countess Wear & Topsham was £428,500 in 2025.
Countess Wear & Topsham had 8,251 usual residents at the census.
About 58% of people in Countess Wear & Topsham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Countess Wear & Topsham, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.