Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX32 8BZ
How much crime is recorded in EX32 8BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnstaple South
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
EX32 8BZBarnstaple
How safe is EX32 8BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX32 8BZ area, 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
51.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 8BZNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Shoplifting11.78.4
Public order11.54.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.