Total Crime Rate
146.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carpenter Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carpenter Close (EX16 5DU) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carpenter Close (EX16 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Exe South (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wethered Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wethered Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchen Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Angel Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birchen Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birchen Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchen Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchen Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Exe South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Exe South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beck'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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