Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX31 4RD
How much crime is recorded in EX31 4RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunton
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,295 (2024)
EX31 4RDBarnstaple
How safe is EX31 4RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX31 4RD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 4RDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.