Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carpenter Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 33rd 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 Carpenter Close (EX16 5DU) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carpenter Close (EX16 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carpenter Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wingfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Collipriest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collipriest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Exe South Under investigation

Data Sources

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