Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunningbrook Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunningbrook Road (EX16 6EB) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunningbrook Road (EX16 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Siddalls Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddalls Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddalls Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Catharine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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