Postcode · Barnstaple
Crime in EX32 9HT
How much crime is recorded in EX32 9HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnstaple Sticklepath
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,739 (2024)
EX32 9HTBarnstaple
How safe is EX32 9HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX32 9HT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 9HTNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Burglary9.79.1
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.64.6
Drugs4.52.4
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.