Crime Rates at King Street, Tiverton, EX16 5JE

King Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 12th highest crime rate of 261 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 King Street (EX16 5JE) in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Tiverton Castle average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (EX16 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Paul Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchen Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.