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Postcode district · Barnstaple

Crime in EX31

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

Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Population
47,799 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX31

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX31, 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).

EX31National
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Shoplifting10.18.4
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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