Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX32 9BB
How much crime is recorded in EX32 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnstaple South
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
EX32 9BBBarnstaple
How safe is EX32 9BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX32 9BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary4.49.1
Public order4.24.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.