Crime Rates at Claypitt Cottages, Tiverton, EX16 5NY

Claypitt Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 9th 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 Claypitt Cottages (EX16 5NY) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 147.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claypitt Cottages (EX16 5NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turner Rise, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wingfield Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.