Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX32 9BL
How much crime is recorded in EX32 9BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnstaple South
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,166 (2024)
EX32 9BLBarnstaple
How safe is EX32 9BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX32 9BL area, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9BLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Shoplifting10.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order3.24.6
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.