Total Crime Rate
159.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Walronds area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 21st highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Walronds (EX16 5EA) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Tiverton Castle average (147.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Walronds (EX16 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near West Exe South. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Exe South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Exe South | 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 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shapland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shapland Place | Under investigation |
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