Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitnage Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canonsleigh , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitnage Road (EX16 7BU) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Canonsleigh average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitnage Road (EX16 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithys Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitnage Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whitnage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Orchard Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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