Crime Rates at Wingfield Close, Tiverton, EX16 5HD

Wingfield Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 11th highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wingfield Close (EX16 5HD) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 126.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingfield Close (EX16 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchen Lane, where police recorded 35 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.