Total Crime Rate

112.2 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 112.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aspen Way area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Clare & Shuttern , and the 37th 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 Aspen Way (EX16 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% higher than the Clare & Shuttern average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Way (EX16 6UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aspen Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webbers Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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