Total Crime Rate

209.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Pauls Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 13th 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 St Pauls Square (EX16 5JD) in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Square (EX16 5JD), 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.

Crime Over Time in St Pauls Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Birchen Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leat Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Exe North Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Exe North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Birchen Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Exe South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Exe South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Exe South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Exe South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Exe South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Exe South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wethered Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howden Road —
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Data Sources

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