Total Crime Rate

214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Claypitt Cottages 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 Claypitt Cottages (EX16 5NY) 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 Claypitt Cottages (EX16 5NY), the main crime hotspot is near Arnold Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Claypitt Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shapland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shapland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Arnold Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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