Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Long Meadow area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Clare & Shuttern , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Long Meadow (EX16 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Clare & Shuttern average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Meadow (EX16 6EJ), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perreyman Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Perreyman Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddalls Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddalls Gardens | Under investigation |
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