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Crime in EX16 5

How much crime is recorded in EX16 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Mid Devon
Region
South West
Population
9,389 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX16 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX16 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EX16 5National
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft4.74.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Public order3.84.6
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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