Crime Rates at Church Street, Tiverton, EX16 5HX

Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 2nd 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 Church Street (EX16 5HX) in the last 12 months was 410.3 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 194.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (EX16 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Exe South, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchen Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.