Total Crime Rate
102.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Irene Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid Devon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Irene Way (EX16 6TH) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 216.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Irene Way (EX16 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near The Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tiverton Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lime Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne 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 | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
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