Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX31 2LN
How much crime is recorded in EX31 2LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roundswell & Landkey
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
EX31 2LNBarnstaple
How safe is EX31 2LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX31 2LN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2LNNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.