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Crime in EX32 8

How much crime is recorded in EX32 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Population
12,325 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX32 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX32 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences38.823.6
Shoplifting27.98.4
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Burglary8.89.1
Public order7.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.52.4
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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