Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Old Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 54th highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (EX16 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (EX16 4HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watery Lane —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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