Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Holly Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 36th 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 Holly Close (EX16 6HN) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower 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 17 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). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Close (EX16 6HN), the main crime hotspot is near King'S Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catharine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lime Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watery Lane
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunningbrook Road

Data Sources

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