Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX31 2JP
How much crime is recorded in EX31 2JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roundswell & Landkey
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,399 (2024)
EX31 2JPBarnstaple
How safe is EX31 2JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX31 2JP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2JPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs2.42.4
Burglary1.29.1
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.