Total Crime Rate
178.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmore Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 21st 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 Elmore Way (EX16 6ED) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmore Way (EX16 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King'S Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Siddalls Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tiverton Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | King'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | King'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | King'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunningbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catharine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watery Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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