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Crime in EX31 4SD

How much crime is recorded in EX31 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton
Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,071 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX31 4SD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX31 4SD 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4SDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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