Total Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowleymoor Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Clare & Shuttern , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowleymoor Road (EX16 6HL) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Clare & Shuttern average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowleymoor Road (EX16 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunningbrook Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clare & Shuttern| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunningbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
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