Total Crime Rate

357.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 357.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Blundells Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blundells Road (EX16 4DB) in the last 12 months was 357.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.4% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blundells Road (EX16 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Siddalls Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blundells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catharine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watery Lane —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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