Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Elmore 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.

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Crime Over Time in Elmore Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunningbrook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catharine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watery Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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