Middlemoor & Sowton
Middle areaEast Exeter. 13,266 people in 7.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 34% of people in Middlemoor & Sowton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Middlemoor & Sowton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Middlemoor & Sowton at a rate of 113.2 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 | 535 |
| Other crime | 371 |
| Shoplifting | 162 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 159 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 127 |
| Drug offences | 72 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Middlemoor & Sowton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Middlemoor & Sowton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Middlemoor & Sowton at a rate of 113.2 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, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Middlemoor & Sowton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (535), other crime (371) and shoplifting (162).
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 Middlemoor & Sowton alone. See Exeter
Middlemoor & Sowton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Middlemoor & Sowton was £315,500 in 2025.
Middlemoor & Sowton had 12,769 usual residents at the census.
About 34% of people in Middlemoor & Sowton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Middlemoor & Sowton, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.