Total Crime Rate

209.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 209.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Johns Terrace 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 Johns Terrace (EX16 5JT) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Johns Terrace (EX16 5JT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Johns Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Exe North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Exe North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Exe North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birchen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leat Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewin Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leat Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Deanes β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Deanes β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Exe North β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wingfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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