Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tidcombe Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Clare & Shuttern , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tidcombe Lane (EX16 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Clare & Shuttern average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tidcombe Lane (EX16 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chilcott Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marina Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tidcombe Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilcott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close

Data Sources

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