Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX31 3PS
How much crime is recorded in EX31 3PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bideford South & East
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
EX31 3PSBarnstaple
How safe is EX31 3PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX31 3PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3PSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.