Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westfield Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 31st highest crime rate of 261 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 Westfield Road (EX16 5EU) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Tiverton Castle average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (EX16 5EU), the main crime hotspot is near Birchen Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exe Vale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Exe South —
Sep 2025Public order West Exe South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewin Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Collipriest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birchen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wingfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collipriest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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