Tiverton Westexe, Mid Devon: Safety
Safety
Crime in Tiverton Westexe runs higher than the South West average, but the neighbourhood stands out for having far less shoplifting and vehicle crime than you'd typically find across the UK. The real story here is the sharp drop in anti-social behaviour through 2026.
In 2024 and 2025, the neighbourhood saw around 23 to 25 recorded crimes each month. That's fallen to roughly 19 per month so far in 2026. The South West averaged about 52 crimes per month in 2025, so Westexe sits well below that overall.
Anti-social behaviour has improved dramatically. There were 57 incidents across 2025, but just 14 in the first 9 months of 2026. Vehicle crime is particularly low too, with only 2 incidents recorded this year.
Source: police-recorded crime for Tiverton Westexe ward (Devon & Cornwall Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Tiverton Westexe ward: Devon & Cornwall Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Tiverton Westexe ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
84.2
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Witheridge
45.4
Higher than
Cadbury
16.8
Higher than
Tiverton Cranmore
56.8
Higher than
Clare & Shuttern
37.2
Higher than
Halberton
33.3
Lower than
Tiverton Castle
155.2
Higher than
Way
28.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Tiverton Westexe ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences43%39%
- Anti-social behaviour19%18%
- Criminal damage and arson13%8%
- Other theft7%7%
- Public order6%8%
- Burglary3%3%
- Robbery2%1%
- Vehicle crime2%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Drugs1%2%
- Other crime1%2%
- Shoplifting1%8%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%<1%
