Total Crime Rate

263.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 263.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Arnold Crescent 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 Arnold Crescent (EX16 5PJ) 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 Arnold Crescent (EX16 5PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turner Rise, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnold Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Tiverton Castle

Crime Over Time in Arnold Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Turner Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arnold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑