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Crime in EX31 2

How much crime is recorded in EX31 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Population
14,084 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX31 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX31 2, broadly in line with 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).

EX31 2National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Shoplifting23.68.4
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary6.59.1
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
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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