Total Crime Rate
290.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 262 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 Station Road (EX16 4LF) in the last 12 months was 290.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.8% higher than the Tiverton Castle average (147.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (EX16 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Phoenix Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bampton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beck'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beck'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Western Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bampton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fore Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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