Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Lower Cotteylands area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 262 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 Lower Cotteylands (EX16 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Cotteylands (EX16 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roundhill, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seven Crosses Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lower Cotteylands area

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Data Sources

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