Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melbourne Cottages area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 90th highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Cottages (EX16 5LE) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Tiverton Castle average (147.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Cottages (EX16 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 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 Melbourne Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wethered Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Exe North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wethered Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leat Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Close —
Apr 2026Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellbrook Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Birchen Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Birchen Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellbrook Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Exe North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wethered Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patches Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortridge Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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