Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX31 3GA
How much crime is recorded in EX31 3GA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fremington & Instow
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,383 (2024)
EX31 3GABarnstaple
How safe is EX31 3GA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX31 3GA 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 3GANational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Public order0.44.6
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.