Total Crime Rate
214.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 11th 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 King Street (EX16 5NP) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 126.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (EX16 5NP), the main crime hotspot is near West Exe South. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchen Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birchen Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shapland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shapland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Exe North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | West Exe North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old School Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchen Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchen Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birchen Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old School Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellbrook Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Exe South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Exe South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Exe South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wethered Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
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