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Postcode · Barnstaple

Crime in EX32 7BH

How much crime is recorded in EX32 7BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Barnstaple Central
Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,494 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX32 7BH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX32 7BH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).

EX32 7BHNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft5.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 93% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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