Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX32 8AX
How much crime is recorded in EX32 8AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnstaple Central
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,280 (2024)
EX32 8AXBarnstaple
How safe is EX32 8AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX32 8AX area, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
EX32 8AXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.