Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ford Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Road (EX16 4BD) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Tiverton Castle average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Road (EX16 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lazenby Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Road —
Sep 2025Public order Tidcombe Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pugsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coles Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coles Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blundell'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lazenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tidcombe Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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